CategoryExtraterrestrial life
The Science of Extraterrestrials: The Art of Keeping Hope Alive
The science literature on the topic shows an interesting and entertaining back-and-forth relationship with science fiction
In What Sense Is Origin of Life From Space a Scientific Question?
We can never know for sure what happened in the remote past. But future discoveries could, in principle, either strengthen or confirm the life from space claim.
A Challenge to Pale Blue Dot-ology: Earth Is Significant
The “pale blue dot lost in space” view of Earth seems to brand science as an intellectual property of materialist atheism. And evidence isn’t what keeps it going
ET Doesn’t Need to Exist in Order to Do His Real Job
His real job seems to be to support a lame argument about why humans are not exceptional. But the very idea of his existence works just as well
Why Life Beyond Earth Would Prove Human Exceptionalism
A science writer thinks that finding life on other planets in our galaxy would somehow put a dent in our “self-importance”
Is NASA a Spent Force in Space Exploration?
A government report implies it is, as private groups are moving into the space business and China is catching up quickly