…with the James Web Telescope looking for sources of artificial light to identify potential intelligent life, and the news this week of Perseverance searching for microbial life on Mars it feels like we are getting closer to a major discovery. But what - if anything - would it mean for the religions on Earth if life is proven to exist out there?
Yeah, letting people keep their rituals is generally a smart move. The romans did it too, just went over and said most of the time “yeah, your traditions are valid, they are part of our religion too, so keep trucking on”. Takes a lot of explosive pressure away when occupying other cultures, since religion is really really powerful and can be easily used to organize against occupiers.