NASA hires 24 theologians to assess how the world would react to the discovery of alien life on distant planets

[radish]

omg......

NASA 'looks to the heavens' for help: Agency enlists 24 theologians to assess how the world would react to the discovery of alien life on distant planets and how it might change our perception of gods and creation​

• NASA is hiring 24 theologians to take part in its program the Center for Theological Inquiry (CTI) at Princeton University
• The group will asses how humans will react if alien life is found on other planets and how the discovery will impact our ideas of gods and creation
• Dr Andrew Davison, a priest and theologian at the University of Cambridge with a doctorate in biochemistry from Oxford, is among 24 theologians
• Davison believes we are getting closer to finding life on other planets

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/science...-assess-world-react-discovery-alien-life.html
NASA is looking to the heavens for help with assessing how humans will react if alien life is found on other planets and how the discovery could impact our ideas of gods and creation.

The agency is hiring 24 theologians to take part in its program at the Center for Theological Inquiry (CTI) at Princeton University in New Jersey, which NASA gave a $1.1 million grant to in 2014.

CTI is described as building 'bridges of under understanding by convening theologians, scientists, scholars, and policymakers to think together - and inform public thinking - on global concerns.'

The program aims to answer questions that have baffled us since the begging of time such as what is life? What does it mean to be alive? Where do we draw the line between the human and the alien? What are the possibilities for sentient life in other places?

Now that NASA has two rovers on Mars, several probes orbiting Jupiter and Saturn and is set to launch the James Web Telescope tomorrow that study galaxy, star and planet formation in the universe, it seems that the agency is hopeful it is on the right path to discovering life outside of Earth.

And it needs a little help from above to help those of us living below to understand if that happens.

The Rev Dr Andrew Davison, a priest and theologian at the University of Cambridge with a doctorate in biochemistry from Oxford, is among 24 theologians enlisted by NASA to assess how humans will react if alien life is found on other planets and how the discovery will impact our ideas of gods and creation

 

[Cut_throat]

Space is so damn bloody big. Sure got other form of life exist.

 

[wwenze]

They can't assess how BLM and libtards react to anything in USA.

 

[radish]

The Rev Dr Andrew Davison, a priest and theologian at the University of Cambridge with a doctorate in biochemistry from Oxford, is among 24 theologians, The Times reports.

'Religious traditions would be an important feature in how humanity would work through any such confirmation of life elsewhere,' Davidson shared in a blog post on the University of Cambridge site.

'Because of that, it features as part of NASA's ongoing aim to support work on 'the societal implications of astrobiology', working with various partner organizations, including the Center of Theological Inquiry at Princeton.'

Davison is set to publish a book next year, titled Astrobiology and Christian Doctrine, which notes he believes we are getting closer to finding life on other planets.

Davison wrote in his book: 'Non-religious people also seem to overestimate the challenges that religious people . . . would experience if faced with evidence of alien life'
Davison's book notes: 'The headline findings are that adherents of a range of religious traditions report that they can take the idea in their stride.

'Non-religious people also seem to overestimate the challenges that religious people . . . would experience if faced with evidence of alien life.'

Studies and surveys have shown that US Christians are less likely to believe life exists on other planets, but Davison is not the only 'believer' who does not think the idea of extraterrestrials is impossible.

Duilia de Mello, an astronomer and physics professor at Catholic University, said she has several seminarians in her classes who often bring up theoretical questions about intelligent life in the universe.

'If we are the products of creation, why couldn't we have life evolving in other planets as well? There's nothing that says otherwise,' de Mello told The Washington Post in August.

 

[Zinna]

Will invade them to introduce freedom and democracy anot?

 

[tremor]

Meaning they already have contact but scare to announce fearing earth would descent into chaos and looting?

 

[xcodes]

suspect they have long discovered aliens already ... just that they worry many people in the world cannot take the red pill ... the recent streak of revelation of UFOs classified files is a way for them to conditioning the world to be ready for this ... and finally now this news comes out ... perhaps the aliens they have been communicating with give them deadline to reveal the truth ...

 

[treeskull]

There are aliens on/in earth already

 

[Dinoboyboy]

i am hoping the female alien species is not too prone to reject short peepur like moi.

 

[kuti]

Hope they find Megatron and Optimus prime..

 

[tomasulu]

From a Christian perspective, there are non human intelligent beings like angels and evil spirits. There are realities beyond life on earth… like spiritual realm, heaven and hell. Who’s to say aliens and multiverses aren’t the same entities described differently?

 

[Jackal84]

First thing first.

A new religion will form to worship aliens.

LBGT will create a new Alien Gender.

A new political party will form to foster closer ties with Alien.

Alien theme movies, merchandise, pop culture will dominate mainstream media.

Omicron virus is yesterday's news.

 

[chech01]

aliens think we are God

and we think they are


alamak

 

[Zorroh]

NASA has been working with aliens since 1947 or probably even earlier but has been hiding this fact ever since.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roswell_incident
After hiding this for three quarters of a century, they are planning for "Disclosure." But Disclosure will have may expected as well as unexpected consequences. So these "theologian" are helping NASA to understand how people will react when they find out NASA has been lying all this while.

 

[GhostZM]

Need to vaccinate the aliens too!


CheerS!!!

 

[Red dragon]

SJW will make sure aware, WC and #metoo movement lands on the alien planet before any human does.

 

[ballastic90]

Jin satki liao

 

[Medicated Oil]

There are aliens on/in earth already

If not, how did they land on the moon ?

 

[wheyprotein]

Life in other planet

 

[hotamp]

some are brought up to "believe" this and that, even if you were to present verifiable prove that they are wrong they will still wiggle it out and say your evidence is fabricated