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Monday, October 3, 2011

If intelligent extraterrestrials exist, what about God?

Experts say encountering E.T. would pose religious dilemmas, especially for Christians

Image: Raëlian Embassy for Extraterrestrials

ORLANDO, Fla. — The discovery of intelligent aliens would be mind-blowing in many respects, but it could present a special dilemma for the world's religions, theologians pondering interstellar travel concepts said Saturday.

Christians, in particular, might take the news hardest, because the Christian belief system does not easily allow for other intelligent beings in the universe, Christian thinkers said at the 100 Year Starship Symposium, a meeting sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to discuss issues surrounding traveling to other stars.

Read More: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44749017/ns/technology_and_science-space/

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