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Extraterrestrial Life
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[One] aspect of the following report is that it was claimed that India would have a difficult time processing disclosure of extraterrestrial life, possibly leading to the elimination of Hinduism. This appears inconsistent with India 's long tradition of advanced technologies and extraterrestrial life in its Vedic texts, and multiplicity of gods. If, as the confidential source claims, that Roman Catholics will have an easier time with disclosure due to the belief of “three Gods in one”, so too might a religion like Hinduism which has a multiplicity of gods and is very eclectic.
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The story goes that, one day back on the 1940's, a group of atomic scientists, including the famous Enrico Fermi, were sitting around talking, when the subject turned to extraterrestrial life. Fermi is supposed to have then asked, "So? Where is everybody?"
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If life forms easily given the right raw materials and conditions, then there may be extraterrestrial life on Europa. However Europa's oceans may not contain all the raw materials needed for life or life may not form easily. Those are questions that science has not yet answered.
With respect to age, adults 65 or older are significantly less inclined to believe that information regarding UFOs and extraterrestrial life should be shared with the public. Compared to its younger counterparts, this group is more likely to decline a set opinion on the topic.
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Society founded in 1980 by Carl Sagan, Bruce Murray and Louis Friedman to encourage the exploration of the solar system and the search for extraterrestrial life. Has over 100,000 members from over 100 countries.
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Of those who believe in intelligent life, 17 percent claim to have had (or know someone who had) an encounter with a UFO or extraterrestrial life. This percentage nearly doubles when looking at believers of abductions — 32 percent of these individuals state that they or someone they know has had at least one Close Encounter.
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