RE: extraterrestrial intelligence

sschaff@SLAC.Stanford.EDU
Wed, 14 Apr 1999 18:58:14 +0000 (GMT)

James Taggart wrote:

> I've been observing this conversation without commenting. But...
> While it is very difficult to prove a negative, if we should discover that
> mankind is IN FACT the only intelligent life in the universe, then I think
> a lot of people would have to change their opinion about the Bible.

Why? As far as I know, the Bible is silent on the question of
intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. Unless you're counting
angels and the like, that is.

Steve Schaffner
sschaff@slac.stanford.edu