Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: jwtlai@watcgl.waterloo.edu (Jim W Lai) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Extra-terrestrial worlds Message-ID: Date: 18 Oct 90 06:45:32 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Computer Graphics Laboratory, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Lines: 11 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article kday@dtoa1.dt.navy.mil (Day) writes in response to someone: > I agree with you, why would God make the universe so immense but only >have living beings on one tiny planet. Could it be just so we could >enjoy the beauty of a starlit summer evening? Maybe. The point is, the >Bible doesn't talk about life on other planets. Does this mean there >is none? Not necessarily. Considering the fact that there are an uncountable (well, ok, VERY LARGE) number of stars that are not visible to the naked eye, I'm sure the stars are not out there merely for aesthetic reasons. Just a thought.