Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
Is alien life a threat to religion?
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Religion could handle the existence of alien life

This position holds that the discovery of alien life would not threaten religion. It argues that religions have repeatedly adapted to world-changing ideas in the past, and would be able to evolve their theology to accommodate the existence of extraterrestrial life too.

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  1. Religions could evolve to deal with the existence of alien life
    Just as many religions came to believe in different aspects of modern science, religions of today or the future would adjust their views to accommodate the existence of alien life.