Abstract
We cannot avoid the connection between SETI and religion, although many SETI advocates wish that we could. Religious belief has been a recurrent factor throughout the long debate about a plurality of worlds inhabited by intelligent beings.
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Religious Experience Traditional Religion Anthropic Principle Religious Upbringing Monotheistic Religion
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