The discovery of alien life may be viewed as exciting and positive
Michael Varnum
"You didn't see droves of people abandoning their religion  spouses  or jobs " said Michael Varnum  an assistant professor of psychology at Arizona State University  in an interview.
But NASA's search for extraterrestrial life continues â specifically with its Mars' rovers and planned future missions.  Varnum  sought to understand how humanity might react to indisputable evidence of the discovery of alien life. This research  published in Frontiers in Psychology and presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science's annual meeting last week  reveals that we would likely respond positively to such a discovery.
"If we discover evidence of extra-terrestrial life  we'll be fine with it â we'll be happy " said  Varnum .
This study  however  focused on the discovery of microbial life â not intelligent lifeforms. Still   Varnum  believes the reactions to more advanced  perhaps communicative life would probably be positive  too.
"You didn't see droves of people abandoning their religion  spouses  or jobs " said  [TGT]   an assistant professor of psychology at Arizona State University  in an interview.
But NASA's search for extraterrestrial life continues â specifically with its Mars' rovers and planned future missions.  Varnum  sought to understand how humanity might react to indisputable evidence of the discovery of alien life. This research  published in Frontiers in Psychology and presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science's annual meeting last week  reveals that we would likely respond positively to such a discovery.
"If we discover evidence of extra-terrestrial life  we'll be fine with it â we'll be happy " said  Varnum .
This study  however  focused on the discovery of microbial life â not intelligent lifeforms. Still   Varnum  believes the reactions to more advanced  perhaps communicative life would probably be positive  too.