I firmly believe in God. I am a Christian, albeit a rational one.I have faith in Christ, not magic. I am convinced that the Truth has nothing to fear from the truth, in other words.
So, I've never subscribed to the fear some of my coreligionists have that the discovery of intelligent extra-terrestrial life would be the undoing of faith, somehow.
It depends on your "faith," I would argue. How BIG is your God? And does the idea that a finite human mind cannot comprehend the thoughts, means of creation, capacity for Love and Justice of the Infinite One also threaten your belief system?
That we may not be the center of the Universe, or the only special, beloved creation in it, does not diminish the love for a special creation — whether us, or us and others created in the mystical image of God.
It's nice to know I'm not alone in that conviction.
Read this article, and soar.
http://www.space.com/16285-alien-life-discovery-religion-impact.html
