[If life is discovered to exist on Europa, would it change anyone's mind about the book Genesis as an accurate depiction of the creation of life?]
Not at all --- this universe is teeming with life from one end to the other --- our instruments just aren't "tuned" to the right specs to detect them.
But angels aside, I don't think we'll find biological life elsewhere because of the Anthropic Principle.
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My understanding of the "Anthropic Principle" is that said priciple almost guarantees biological life elsewhere in the universe.
So, the universe is "teeming with life," but it's just us and angels? And, apparently, AV doesn't believe angels to be "biological life." Curious.
"Recalibrate the sensors Mr. Data, maybe the life forms out there are invisible to our current sensor settings."
Very good way to avoid a sticky question. You have never justified why is it possible that men are made out of clay, women of ribs, that there are speaking serpents, where Caine´s wife came from................so I don´t think an Anthropic principle, whatever you mean, is going to help.
Not at all --- this universe is teeming with life from one end to the other --- our instruments just aren't "tuned" to the right specs to detect them.
I can't imagine rain falling toward earth because, well, you know, there's gravity.
Please stop representing humans.
...How stupid IS this guy?
Oh wait, it's AV...Okay, never mind.
Way to ruin Star Trek!
I've go an angel on the scanners Captain.
Not again
I don't know Captain
Captain, Captain
Yes
There's a ruddy angel down here telling me I canna make it any faster. And he's hidden all the Romulain wine
son of
Fact is that we (indeed ALL like on this planet) are carbon based. Europa may well have a life-form with another basis.
One can almost see the "thought process" (if it can so be called) in AV1611VET's head:
- "Anthropic Principle" has something important to do with presence of life on a planet.
- Dictionary says "Anthropic" means something to do with humans.
- So for life to be present on a planet.... errr.... humans need to be there?
- *Ding* OMFG! I don't think we'll find biological life elsewhere because of the Anthropic Principle.
I bet AV1611VET looks at this as beating the scienticians at their own game.
Well technically, since sin is said to be the cause of death, and according to the Bible this is the only place with sin, the existence of any other life in the universe that can die would disprove a literal interpretation of the Bible. (Not that I'm saying more disproof is needed, but it would.)
Confused?
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