Afraid that I got baited by a religious-nut-troll:

Lloyd wrote:

The bible of the Jews, Christians and Muslims clearly states that God
made the earth and the heavens and then placed His image and likeness
into the Garden of Eden -- mankind.

That would be Genesis.

It says nothing about supposed other planets and unearthly peoples,

oh, my dear apostle of the apocalypse, the Holy Books say JHVH created
Earth, and the Word is written for this creation.

It does not say that GOD did not create oter Earths (Planets).

Fourth Day. -- 
Verse 14: And God said: Let there be lights made in the firmament of heaven,
to divide the day and the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons,
and for days and years. 15: To shine in the firmament of heaven, and to give
light upon the earth. And it was so done. 16: And God made two great lights:
a greater light to rule the day; and a lesser light to rule the night: and
the stars. 17: And he set them in the firmament of heaven to shine upon the
earth. 18: And to rule the day and the night, and to divide the light and the
darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19: And the evening and morning were
the fourth day.

and clearly states that the earth
is God's focus in all matters of creation, sin and redemption.

yes, and especially 
And God made two great lights: a greater light to rule the day; and a lesser
light to rule the night: and the stars. 17: And he set them in the firmament
of heaven to shine upon the earth. 

We, puny little humans, have discovered that the universe does not revolve
around the earth ("the earth is God's focus in all matters of creation") but
The Earth revolves around the Sun, which we know is a Star ("16:...and the
stars.") and which again revolves around the center of our Galaxy, the
"Milky Way", which again drifts in space away from what we suppose was the
"Big Bang" or Gods creation of the Universe.

So, We know God created the Stars and the Earth, so He created our Solar
system, other Solar systems, other Galaxies, and therefore other Planets.

What if people existed on other planets?  What of their own creation
and status with God?  Are they still unfallen and living immortal
lives in an Eden?

Who knows, and that is why we are trying to get in touch with ETI.

The answer is that all of this would be a paradox, and God doesn't
operate from within a paradox.

it is possible that that is the reason why we haven't discovered ETI signals.

Therefore, there can be no other
people of God in the universe, and SETI is a blasphemous activity
intended to divert God's people from the truth and therefore their own
redemption and self-understanding.

Ah, but absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
 

It is an activity of Satan and is to be abhorred as a creation of the
Prince of Lies.

Just then the Lord himself appeared in a blinding flash of light,
And shouted at the devil, "Get thee hence to endless night!!"

In these final days, you must not fall into the godless trap of
SETI@HOME lest you lose your own soul.  Heed these words in the wisdom
of the Spirit and walk with God.

And far away in some recess 
The Lord and the Devil are now playing chess,
The Devil still cheats and wins more souls,
And as for the Lord, well, he's just doing his best...

Thank you, Chris de Burgh for your words of wisdom in the "Spanish Train" :)

Religious thinkers have filled the web with pages warning about the
godless nature of SETI.  The URLs below represent a tiny fraction of
the outcry which is being raised.  Heed them:

s/thinkers/nuts/

Seti@home and Satan's hidden agenda have been dramatized in a new
movie called "Deceived" (http://www.deceived-themovie.com).  Even
Hollywood is starting to see the possible Satanic nature of S@H.

"Dogma", "Oh, God! You Devil", "Bruce Almighty", "Contact".
I watched 13 Ghosts the other night.
Movies are what they are, movies. Someone thinks of a plot and films it.
Get real!

Be afraid for your very soul if you think that S@H is a noble effort.
It is a tool of the Dark One, and you are being ensnared.

Instead, I urge you to join the God fearing and to discard your work
units so that you may walk in the path of righteousness.

God - Omnipresent, Omnipotent, All-knowing - knows if He created other
life in the Universe. He knows if we will discover it or not.
This has got nothing to do with Sins or Satanic ensnaring.


-- 
Robi
(3.4#@ 3.21 yrs)