Water found on the moon!
I'm currently assuming that this is not one of those over-hyped scientific discoveries and that this is actually true. Please correct this asap if you know differently.
Fact: Everywhere on planet earth where there is water, there is life. Generally just small water-dwelling bacteria or whatever is in water... but there's always life wherever we find water. Boiling water near ocean-covered volcanoes? Life. Frozen water in the deep antarctic? Life.
Next big question: Does life, therefore, exist on the moon?
Does it mean anything to some religious factions if life exists on the moon? Implicating that Earth is not "special" and that, obviously, God left out some rather important life-creation events on other heavenly bodies from the Bible. Therefore, perhaps God left out quite a few other important things from the Bible? Or, maybe, the Bible is therefore not divinely inspired?
Does it mean anything to some non-religious factions if life does not exist in water on the moon? Implicating that perhaps the earth is the only place where life exists within the universe. Therefore lending credence in some way to the Bible being closer to the truth?
For me, finding water on the moon doesn't affect my theology or spiritual life in any way. I think it's very interesting, and I'm very curious to know whether or not there is any life there at all. Perhaps even just some indication that there was some life there at some point in the past. In finding no life whatsover, it would simply imply to me that "pure" water is able to exist naturally in this universe. Such a fact doesn't add any truth to Christianity or any other specific religion, as far as I can tell.
Not sure where to put this.
I think there's more discussion than the News forum can support.
I'm guessing at Social Issues or maybe Faith and Belief?
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