{"id":454,"date":"2011-01-10T14:12:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-10T14:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2011\/01\/encountering-the-alien-around-the-blogosphere\/"},"modified":"2011-01-10T14:12:00","modified_gmt":"2011-01-10T14:12:00","slug":"encountering-the-alien-around-the-blogosphere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2011\/01\/encountering-the-alien-around-the-blogosphere.html","title":{"rendered":"Encountering the Alien around the Blogosphere"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Several posts around the blogosphere have something to do with encountering the alien \u2013 whether in the realm of science, religion, or science fiction.<\/p>\n

Tom Verenna<\/a> linked to an article asking about the effect of discovering alien life<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Science and Religion Today<\/a> links to an article about preparing for encountering extraterrestrial intelligent life<\/a> \u2013 including scenarios in which it isn\u2019t friendly.<\/p>\n

Steve Wiggins talks about finding out Orson Scott Card\u2019s religious affiliation<\/a> and that of other authors.<\/p>\n

Also related, Charles Halton discusses ancient and modern cosmologies, symbolism, and literalism<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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