The Search for Extraterrestrial

Conclusion

An extraterrestrial religion will hold the universe was created by a divine source existing in eternity with an intention revealed by uniform physical laws, propagated at creation.

There will be no place in it for miraculous events that break those laws. This will make it possible to achieve a planet-wide ecumenical spirituality that will help stabilize the civilization.

The extraterrestrial religion will display transcendent and socio-cultural features whose functions we can forecast, but whose specifics we cannot.

Non-deterministic evolution by quantum randomness will indicate a gift of freedom, to evolve a new life form, able to achieve communion with the divine source.

This will lead the extraterrestrial religion to hold life, evolution, and the environment sacred, shaping their relationship with other planets.

Citizens of all planetary civilizations will be considered equal in dignity and rights, endowed with reason and compassion, and able to treat each other as members of the same family.