[maurile]

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Regardless of religious beliefs-doesn't it take a tremendous amount of faith to keep looking?

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Of course not.

It takes faith to believe the results will be positive. But it doesn't take any faith just to look.

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What basis is there to keep believing?

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1. It is very likely that life exists elsewhere in the universe.

2. If such life exists, it may realize #1 and try to communicate with life elsewhere.

3. If it does try to communicate with life elsewhere, we may as well be on the lookout.

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Would I be out of line in saying that it's ok for these "scientists" to be taken seriously, but one that believes in God can't/shouldn't?

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No, that'd be fine.