Dear @jadams2k18
Very unusual topic and I never came across anyone who would discuss this issue. It does surely sound like SF movie :)
First of all, do you believe in aliens?
I already love that question. I wonder how many people out there do believe in "aliens". World seem to be huge and for that reason many seem to believe that we're not alone out there.
But at the same time we must ask ourself a question: do we believe that human race has a chance to survive? That it will not vanish in the nearest generations? With all tech advancement and growing populations we may assume, that life on earth will not last forever.
So let's say that humans ruled this world for few thousands of years. How much longer do we have before we will be all gone? Is there any chance that we would colonize other planets before that happen?
Let's assume that entire humar race has only few thousands of years total from the moment when we developed some basic tools till moment when it's all over. Similar scenario would probably affect "aliens". Civilizations would grow and collapse. And what could be the chance that two different intelligent civilizations would exist around the same time?
Winning lottery would be more likely to happen :) Anyway I think I drifted a little bit from main topic.
Could religions collapse before the arrival of extraterrestrials to our planet?
Definetly for majority of people it would be a shock. And I wonder how would church (as a huge well organized structure) react. That could be the biggest challenge for them. But at the same time I can forse even more people praying and turning their heads into religion.
After all it's very easy to scare population and control it with fear. And wouldn't presence of "aliens" provide them with very efficient tool, to scare and control masses?
Cheers buddy
Piotr
RE: How will the overwhelming discovery of extraterrestrial life affect our lives and beliefs?