Extraterrestrial Intelligence

The First Encounter

By: James L. Christian (Editor)

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Paperback | 1 March 1976 | Edition Number 1

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For centuries, from the earliest legends of the man on the moon, mankind has fantasized and speculated about other life in the universe. With the discovery of biochemical evolution - which showed how life could evolve out of simple compounds - those speculations took on a new dimension. Most scientists now believe that it is possible that there is other intelligent life in the universe.

What are the possibilities of our making contact with ETIs in the profound vastness of space (a problem, as Isaac Asimov notes, too easily dismissed by cultists)? What will be the consequences to our images of ourselves and our world of the first proven contact with beings from another planet, since they are likely to be of superior intelligence? Could we still believe in the value of life as we live it? How would it affect mankind's religions, both Western and Eastern? Would it in fact mean, as Arthur C. Clarke has said, an end to mankind's childhood?

These and other questions are explored in Extraterrestrial Intelligence - from the most practical issues, such as how the news of contact should be handled, to the most exciting and troubling questions of philosophy, religion, and science.

Extraterrestrial Intelligence begins the search for a cosmic context for mankind. It leads the way in reflecting on the next stage in our gradual self-discovery.

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Non-Fiction Science Biology, Life Sciences Psychology Parapsychological Studies Mind, Body, Spirit Unexplained Phenomena & the Paranormal UFOs & Extraterrestrial Beings

Preface	p. 1
Foreword the Nefertiti-Tut Express- a Journey Through Time, Thought, and Being	p. 5
The Story of Life: Earth's Four-Billion-Year Beginning	p. 15
Of Life Beyond: Man's Age-Old Speculations	p. 33
The Search for Life Beyond Earth: a Scientific Update	p. 53
First Contact: the News Event and the Human Response	p. 73
Conversations with Mr. Spock	p. 87
The Discovery of Extraterrestrial Intelligence: a Religious Response	p. 99
Mything the Point: Etis in a Hindu/Buddhist Context	p. 115
Would Etis Be Persons?	p. 129
The Abdication of Human Intelligence	p. 147
Etis and the Problem of Intelligence	p. 161
Consciousness and the Cosmos	p. 177
Angular Truth and Planet X	p. 197
Life and Death in the Biocosmos	p. 215
Homo Telluris: the Conscious Cosmic Caddis Fly	p. 229
Appendix for Further Reflection	p. 279
Bibliography for Further Reading	p. 301
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