When do you think basic alien life will be identified, 2015 on Mars or 2020 Europa?

Question

If life is found even very rudimentary life like say bugs then will this have any implications for your religious beliefs.

Or the fossilised remains of once living organisms.

Answer 1

I doubt Mars has life. It hasn't had water for millions of years, and is not conducive to life anymore. I'm 50/50 about the possiblity of fossilized bacteria on mars, or rudamentary extinct life there. As to Europa, too little is known about it, but it is theoretically possible.

Answer 2

Well there is mixed feelings about Mars. The thing is that until there is a real study of it, probably actually with humans there, we aren't going to be able to say.

The majority of the tests that have flown have been negative, but there is no way to know if we are looking for the right things and there are a few positive clues. NASA isn't even scheduling Biology experiments because no one can agree on one that will work.

It is too speculative for me. Europa is even more speculative. It is going to take a lot to get through that ice to be able to really tell. I personally give Mars a better shot in that time frame, but that is pretty much a total guess. I don't think either one is that likely, but it would mean that life was common if there were life that close.

That would effect how I viewed the Universe, but that isn't religious to me.

Answer 3

2010 Mid-West USA

I wouldn't be too certain about religion being altered by the discovery of a few bugs on another planet... the evidence for the bible being largely a work of fantasy and imagination is overwhelming but many still blindly cling to every word as absolute truth:-
+ no global flood
+ Earth proven to be several billion years old
+ no mention of dinosaurs
+ talking snakes
+ changing one liquid into another and other conjuring tricks
etc etc etc

Let's face it, if life is found on another planet they'll just say that the story of the Creation never specifically excluded creation of life elsewhere. Even if a race of beings is discovered that are millions of years in advance of our own civilisation and these aliens state that they have absolute proof that god does not exist the religionists will just say it's a trick by satan.

Answer 4

It will be a while for Europa, they are going to need some real technology to get under the ice surface. Mars may have some evidence of previous life since it had water

Answer 5

No, I believe God made the whole universe (something my little mind cannot comprehend) and that there are living beings on other planets besides Earth. I believe Earth is the only planet with sin on it and it is here the devil and 1/3 of the angels came when they were kicked out of heaven for rebellion.

Answer 6

I have no religious beliefs.

I would not be surprised at all if unicellular life is found on Mars. Multicellular life would surprise me, but in a good way.

Answer 7

I think we're likely to find unicellular extremophiles anywhere where they have energy, and that water is not the requirement.

They won't be anything like our life, but they will be self replicating complex compounds.

Answer 8

I want to know when intelligent life will be found on this planet, when people will collectively realize that the ego is not god.

Answer 9

you fail at life-

sam cassell and dennis rodman have already been identified as bieng from the planet endor.

Answer 10

When Satan's fallen angels manifest themselves.