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If we made contact with aliens, how would religions react? - BBC bbc.com Dec 16, 2016 10 facts
quotePaul Davies stated: 'spiritual thinking requires an animal to be both self-conscious and “to have reached a level of intelligence where it can assess the consequences of its actions”'.
referenceThe principle of nature’s uniformity, as explained by Paul Davies in the book 'Are We Alone?', claims that the physical processes observed on Earth are present throughout the Universe, meaning the same processes that produce life on Earth produce life everywhere.
claimPaul Davies concludes that because of the immense timeline of the universe, humans could expect to be among the least spiritually advanced creatures in the universe compared to older extraterrestrial life.
claimPaul Davies asserts that spiritual thinking requires an animal to be self-conscious and possess the intelligence to assess the consequences of its actions.
quotePaul Davies concluded: 'we could expect to be among the least spiritually advanced creatures in the Universe.'
claimPaul Davies claims that Earth is a typical planet around a typical star in a typical galaxy.
claimPaul Davies claims that Earth is a typical planet around a typical star in a typical galaxy.
perspectivePaul Davies argues that spiritual thinking requires an organism to be self-conscious and possess sufficient intelligence to assess the consequences of its actions.
referenceThe principle of plenitude, as explained by Paul Davies in the book 'Are We Alone?', affirms that everything that is possible will be realized, meaning that if there are no impediments to life forming, life will form.
claimPaul Davies posits that because the universe is vast and old, humans are likely among the least spiritually advanced creatures in the universe compared to older, more evolved extraterrestrial life.
Hypothetical types of biochemistry - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 2 facts
claimPhysicist Paul Davies speculates that some amino acids found on Earth with chirality opposite to the norm might be products of 'anti-chiral' life, rather than just decay products of normal organisms.
claimPhysicist Paul Davies speculates that amino acids with chirality opposite to the norm found on Earth might be products of 'anti-chiral' life.