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A comment on Tibor Gánti's ideas about the origins of life. Parent comment

Re:Tibor Gánti's ideas about the origins of life by tjchear on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @02:34PM (#25510173)
I don't think there will be any consequences of importance, for a different, simple reason: people generally resist changing their worldview and will do mental gymnastics to preserve it.
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Re:Tibor Gánti's ideas about the origins of life by goodthenandnow on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @04:45PM (#25511652)
Exactly.

Not really the same thing, but if alien life was found on Europe or Enceladus, religions would resist to change their theologies.

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Re:Tibor Gánti's ideas about the origins of life by dudeman13 on Thursday December 24, 2020 @10:47AM (#25528490)
That's an argument I think is valid for a possible lack of consequences of importance.

Unlike thinking there won't be consequences of importance because of a belief that < 1% of humanity even thought of maybe possibly having

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