The news of the recent experiment by Prof. Milton Wainwright of the University of Sheffield has been making news of late. In case you haven't read about it, here's a synopsis of the experiment (from the provided link) and why it has garnered interest: British...
extraterrestrial life
Templeton Foundation Funding Search for Alien Spacecraft … Really
The Templeton foundation has awarded $200,000 to astronomer Geoff Marcy (UC-Berkeley) to see if he can detect alien spacecraft passing in front of distant stars. Before you laugh, Marcy is easily the most famous astronomer among those detecting extra-solar planets....
The Torah’s Teaching on Aliens
I was tempted just to leave the page of this post blank, but some might miss the joke and think there was a malfunction. Those of you who don't think biblical illiteracy is a problem will want to read this essay by Micah Hanks: "The Torah's Teachings on Alien Life."...
TIME Magazine and (Exo)Theological Ignorance
I saw this essay from TIME Magazine pop up on Twitter today: "Dabbling in Exotheology." The date of the essay was 1978 (unless that's a typo). The essay opens with this question: "Can the "image of God" survive in extraterrestrial life?" An understandable one, but an...
Jesus, Klingons, and DARPA
[Thanks to Cris for this link.] According to the Washington Post, the Pentagon apparently spent $100,000 for a workshop on interstellar space travel, which included a session that asked, "Did Jesus die for Klingons, too?" Taxpayers aren't thrilled, to say the least....
Salvation and Extraterrestrials: Catholic Theologian’s Vast Universe
I've mentioned Thomas O'Meara before on this blog. O'Meara is a Catholic theologian who has taken an interest in the theological implications of a genuine extraterrestrial reality. I don't agree with certain of his positions (or perhaps it might be best to call them...
Not Quite Panspermia
Readers who follow the panspermia discussion in science outlets aimed at the non-specialist may find the recent news release / article from Science Daily of interest: "Organic Carbon from Mars, but not Biological." Close, but no cigar. A biological outcome would...
Validating Signs of Intelligence (Where We Want to Anyway)
What if someday we detect a signal from outer space that turned out to be the Fibonacci sequence? Would that be proof of extraterrestrial intelligence? Be careful how you answer!
Can Christianity Accommodate An Extraterrestrial Reality? Dr. Heiser’s 2003 God, Man, ET Lecture
I just came across my lecture from the 2003 God, Man, and ET Conference on YouTube. The event was hosted at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. I participated in the planning of the event. Aside from myself, the speakers were Dr. Hugh Ross, Dr. Paul Nelson, Richard...
Extraterrestrial Life Comes from Earth?
The Uncommon Descent blog has some pull quotes from an article from the Technology Review/Physics Archive blog entitled, The Amazing Trajectories of Life-Bearing Meteorites from Earth that make that point. This is the idea that, when earth was struck by space objects...
Intelligent Design and Nobel Laureates
From time to time I post on intelligent design (ID) here, as that perspective on origins could be (and has been) offered as a backdrop for any intelligent ET life that might be found out in the universe someday. That is, the Designer would also have designed alien...
Christian Pontification About Yours Truly and ET Life
Last week I received notification that I had been mentioned in a publication known as the Trinity Review, a publication put out by the Trinity Foundation, a (theologically) reformed organization. While I'm glad to see that Christians (of any persuasion) are interested...
News Flash: Junk DNA Isn’t Junk — And It’s Human
A month ago I appeared on Coast to Coast AM. I've been on the show many times, and when I'm a guest, I try to set up a hub on my homepage for listeners to get quick access to areas on my websites and blogs that will no doubt come up in the course of the conversation....
Are We Alone? A Summary of the Issues
I just listened to a short podcast from the Skeptoid blog entitled, "Are We Alone." It's a good, succinct survey of the problems and obstacles to being optimistic about other inhabited worlds and intelligent civilizations -- in terms of there being such a thing, our...
Of Sophistry and Antagonism Toward Fine-Tuning
I found this recent post entitled, "Is This the Dumbest Ever 'Refutation' of the Fine-Tuning Argument Ever?" worth the read (and a bit funny). It's about some very poor thinking on the part of British philosopher Anthony Grayling with respect to his disdain of the...