The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) represents one
of the most significant crossroads at which the assumptions and
methods of scientific inquiry come into direct contact with-and in
many cases conflict with-those of religion. Indeed, at the core of
SETI is the same question that motivates many interested in
religion: What is the place of humanity in the universe? Both
scientists involved with SETI (and in other areas) and those
interested in and dedicated to some religious traditions are
engaged in contemplating these types of questions, even if their
respective approaches and answers differ significantly. This book
explores this intersection with a focus on three core points: 1)
the relationship between science and religion as it is expressed
within the framework of SETI research, 2) the underlying
assumptions, many of which are tacitly based upon cultural values
common in American society, that have shaped the ways in which SETI
researchers have conceptualized the nature of their endeavor and
represented ideas about the potential influence contact might have
on human civilization, and 3) what sort of empirical evidence we
might be able to access as a way of thinking about the social
impact that contact with alien intelligence might have for
humanity, from both religious and cultural perspectives. The book
developed as a result of a course the author teaches at the
University of Texas at Austin: Religion, Science, and the Search
for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.
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