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Question:
Would the discovery of ETs (extra-terrestrials) threaten organized religion?
Answer:
The discovery of ETs would pose no more of a threat to Judaism than would the discovery of a new species of rabbit.
It would be limiting G-d's power to say that He could not have placed life on other planets. In fact, there is a reference in the biblical Book of Judges (5:23) to an inhabited place called Maroz, which the Talmud identifies as a star.
But Jewish thought has always believed that the most weird and wonderful creatures are to be found right here on earth. We can explore the remotest extremities of space but still remain alien to our own humanity. The real secrets of the universe lie hidden in the depths of the human soul.

Riverside, CA, USA
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Temecula, CA
Let's assume that if they are advanced enough to make it across time and space to come here, then they are also evolved enough to let us evolve in our own way, as well..
Personally, I'd go to their home planet incognito and just watch them!
Tucso, AZ
Try some more up-to-date papers - there's plenty to choose from in the "reputable" scientific world.
Also note "THEORY" or Relativity, NOT "LAW" of Relativity.
London, UK
Riverside, CA, USA
jewishriverside.com
After all, the issue of rotation (it is impossible to prove which body is revolving around which) is correct if, and only if, there are two and not more than two objects in existence. The addition of a third (assuming a 3 dimensional universe) makes mapping possible and by the application of simple scientific and astronomical rules, it becomes simple in the extreme to ascertain what rotates about what.
This stems from the fact that science teaching in most schools doesn't go far enough for people to understand Einstein's theories themselves. People are reliant on others - often with their own agenda - providing disservice and deliberate misinformation to the public.
London, UK
p.s. Why the extreme conviction in disproving the Bible!
All this passage is telling me is that the earth is to last for a long time; it is not "to move" - go away or be destroyed.
when I think of something stable I think of something that doesn't change much with the passing of time. Life itself can be stable; one can stay in one place (not change, not develop). That doesn't mean that time doesn't go by and life doesn't expire.
So, we go back to what I just stated: The Bible is full of symbolism which can be interpreted to ones interest.
It is obvious that I don't read the same verse the way Stephen does, and that's fine, as long as we don't poke one-another's eyes out!
Pittsburgh, PA / USA