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In my opinion it is extremely important for scientists to find some kind of life existence elsewhere. If no life is found in our solar system (and it may take another hundred years to be reasonable sure of it) a lot of people will interpret it as there is no other life except here on Earth. If there is not life in whole Universe then concept of some kind of god or creator will become very valid alternative to current worldview. Remember that many scientists believe in or belong one religion or other. I think that finding life or lack of it is most fundamental question that science needs to answer. It will eventually determine our understanding of basic questions such as where the Universe come from and why? That is why some scientist are so desperate to find life elsewhere.
And before someone blast me as religious nut - I’m atheist / agnostic.
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