What if science finds that life on another planet did or does exist?

Question

Would that prove the Big Bang theory to be true, and prove the concept of God to be false?

Answer 1

We would be extremely interested in its genetic structure, and whether it was based on the same chemicals as on Earth. The Big Bang (not big - miniscule; no bang - matter hadn't formed) explains the fact that, in whichever direction in the sky we look, there is a background microwave radiation of 2.7 degrees Kelvin (Absolute), to within one part in 100,000. A single god is merely the latest fashion in belief systems; before there was the concept of one god, there were many, the god of fire, the god of lightning & thunder, the god of the sea, etc., and before that, there were animist beliefs, magic, and superstitions, some of which persist today. When we came out of the sea (the plasma in our blood is very close to seawater in its composition, and a foetus goes through a stage of having gill like structures), we didn't have brains capable of a belief in any deity; that only came about hundreds of millions of years later, as we evolved larger brains. Even our close cousins, the Neanderthals, buried their dead, displaying some form of spirituality.

Answer 2

I don't think science will ever produce proof that no life exists in other parts of the universe..
The big bang or something around there is no doubt true.
If you includes a god into the equation you need nothing else,no stars,no planets or DNA.
All you need is a teenage male an female in the garden of Eden with no clothes on with the instructions "Don't fool around"
This would surely launch wars,strife,misery and all the other misfortunes that seem to have plagued humanity since the apple fiasco.

Answer 3

Discovering life on another planet wouldn't prove the big bang to be true, that would be a different field of scientific research. As for religions, well they would have to make some big changes and incorporate the new discovery into their belief system. I don't think it would necessarily end belief in religion, but people would have to develop a broader understanding of god and religion though. It's happened before when the Catholic Church finally accepted the fact that the Earth wasn't the center of the universe.

Answer 4

Science cannot prove the Big Bang theory until it can time travel. At best we can have increasing evidence that it is likely to be true.

God cannot be proven false without an exhaustive search of all time/space and any other conceptions of where you might be, and even then it would just rule out his existance in these locations.

These are basic ideas in science. Science isn't out to disprove God (or the Easter Bunny, regardless of how true or untrue such things might be). It recognizes it's limits.

It's athiests and others who hate religion who misuse the idea of science who think God can be disproved (again, true or false), but not all of them. Many of them are very sane about the issue, understand the limits of science (as wonderful a tool for understanding reality as it is), and simply say, "The burden of proof that God exists lies with those who claim he does. Until I see that proof, I see no reason to believe."

Science can disprove nothing's existance exhaustively. Unicorns, elves, giants, and anything else you can conceive of may exist, just not within your perceptions. Science can never totally disprove any of it for sure, save in laboratory conditions and only for that laboratory and only to the best level of perception that can be achieved.

Let's let the science and religion combat lay quiet for a while, shall we?

Answer 5

It neither proves nor disproves either.

The evolution of life has nothing to do with the big bang.

And from a religious point-of-view, there is no reason that God could not have created life elsewhere or at other times.

Answer 6

It would prove neither. The Big Bang describes the formation of the universe; it doesn't address development of life on planets, or evolution.

If one believes in God, then there's no reason to believe he could not have created life on multiple planets. It might conflict with interpretations of the Bible, but it doesn't disprove God.

Answer 7

life on another planet has nothing to do with the big bang. the big bang happened whethere life exists or not. as far as the god thing goes, thats all on someones perspective. i think the universe is so beautiful that there has to be a god. but i surely dont belive in the god or gods created in human imaginations. meaning (religion).

Answer 8

i'd be very, very bowled over. between the stunning and unreported medical realities is that the earth is uniquely designed for existence, and that the probability that the different place in the universe is comparable ideal to existence is miniscule. See the two spectacular books in this project linked under. Now right here is my question for you: If it have been got here upon that the earth is the only planet with existence in the universe, would you be moved to faith in the writer who made considered one of those fantastically crafted planet so you might thrive and be happy? yet another question: Is the religion in different inhabited planets in keeping with medical learn or technological awareness fiction? Cheers, Bruce

Answer 9

No. There is nothing about the theory of the Big Bang nor anything in religion to conflict with the existence of life outside Earth. They simply have nothing to do with it.

Answer 10

neither, necessarily. It could, however, prove that many people's notions of God or religion or of their 'specialness' are false. It would also go a long way towards proving evolution, as those other life forms would probably have adapted to their environment.