SETI & METI: An Indian Perspective

Critiques consider Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) and Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence (METI) immoral for various reasons. This article is a response to SETI-METI from an Indian perspective, both classical Hindu and Roman Catholic. The article begins with a brief account of w...

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Nebentitel:Theme Articles: "Should we send messages to extraterrestrials?"
1. VerfasserIn: Pichalakkattu, Binoy (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: [2019]
In: Theology and science
Jahr: 2019, Band: 17, Heft: 1, Seiten: 49-58
RelBib Classification:BK Hinduismus, Jainismus, Sikhismus
KDB Katholische Kirche
NBE Anthropologie
NCA Ethik
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Zusammenfassung:Critiques consider Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) and Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence (METI) immoral for various reasons. This article is a response to SETI-METI from an Indian perspective, both classical Hindu and Roman Catholic. The article begins with a brief account of what the space programme in India looks like today. Then this article makes two claims: (1) the existence or non-existence of extraterrestrials is not a threat to the Indian mind as the Indian worldview provides sufficient tools to accommodate extraterrestrials; plus (2) Roman Catholic moral theology should reframe its ethical thinking with an inclusive cosmic paradigm to embrace the extraterrestrials.
ISSN:1474-6719
Enthält:Enthalten in: Theology and science
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2019.1557801