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#154 – Avi Loeb: Aliens, Black Holes, and the Mystery of the Oumuamua
Lex Fridman Podcast
Theology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Pascal had this wager about God. And by the way, there are interesting connections between theology and the search for extraterrestrial life. It's possible that we were planted on this planet by another civilization. We attribute to God powers that belong really to technological civilization. But putting that aside, Pascal basically said, you know, let's- that two possibilities, either God exists or not; if God exists, the consequences are quite significant. So I suggest that we do the same with Mwamua or other technological signatures - pay more attention to that possibility.
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