But the real truth is that alien life on other planets could be even stranger than floating balloons or amorphous organisms ...

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I don’t know how likely extraterrestrial life might be. But no matter what, the truth of Christianity will stand.

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This story first appeared in Trying!, a thoughtful, funny, wide-ranging daily newsletter featuring essays from the mind of Matt Gross. You can sign up for them here. Those were simple aliens for ...

137 (10001001)... that's all we need to tell them. Well, specifically, 1/137. That should tell them a lot about us and our knowledge. Edit: But it would tell them exactly nothing about the worldview ...