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They burned Giordano Bruno at the stake for that. Bruno did assert that there are/were an infinity of stars, worlds and beings on those worlds.
by de Gondi (publiobestia aaaatttthotmaildaughtusual) on Wed May 14th, 2008 at 03:04:18 AM EST
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But the real theological issue was that if there were sentient beings elsewhere this posed problems of uniqueness for the biblical narrative of creation original sin. and redemption.

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed May 14th, 2008 at 03:15:12 AM EST
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I think there's a deeper and more profound mystery here - which is why after centuries of blather, nonsense, violence and hypocrisy, anyone cares what the Vatican thinks about science.
by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Wed May 14th, 2008 at 04:22:09 AM EST
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not if they stepped off the mothership wearing wings...

but then they wouldn't need to step off, would they?

forget it...

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Wed May 14th, 2008 at 07:00:54 AM EST
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From the BBC

The [UK] National Archives is displaying previously classified files on UFOs. They include this diagram, whose author believed alien craft used decoy methods to avoid detection, carrying not humans but "fallen angels".
by Sassafras on Wed May 14th, 2008 at 01:04:41 PM EST
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