A History of the Extraterrestrial Life Debate

A History of the Extraterrestrial Life Debate

From antiquity to the present, humans have debated whether intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe. This presentation will survey this debate, examining the roles played in it by science, religion, philosophy, and other areas of human learning. One thesis that will be developed is that whe...

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Veröffentlicht in:Zygon 1997-06, Vol.32 (2), p.147-162
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Extraterrestrial life
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Science
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theology
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