Little green men?

We'll set the Creation aside for an evening. This should get the juices flowing. The Vatican's chief astronomer has no problem with the idea of other life in the universe. Some quotes from the USA Today article (or another article here):

• "The Bible "is not a science book," Funes said, adding that he believes the Big Bang theory is the most "reasonable" explanation for the creation of the universe. The theory says the universe began billions of years ago in the explosion of a single, super-dense point that contained all matter. But he said he continues to believe that "God is the creator of the universe and that we are not the result of chance.""

• "How can we rule out that life may have developed elsewhere?" Funes said. "Just as we consider earthly creatures as 'a brother,' and 'sister,' why should we not talk about an 'extraterrestrial brother'? It would still be part of creation."

We're covering the first bullet in the discussion of the creation, and I'll ignore the second bullet as completely ignorant of the biblical distinction between Man and animal. I would like to pose a question to you: what would be the theological problem if there was life on other planets?

Talk amongst yourselves.

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