Vatican bless SETI
Argentinian father Josè Gabriel Funes, from August 19, 2006 new director of
Vatican Astronomical Observatory (Specola Vaticana),
in an interview with Franca Giansoldati, ANSA italian journalist.
Interview translated in english by Bruno Moretti Turri IK2WQA
Image by Antonio from Sardinia
Father Josè Gabriel Funes:
I believe that life can be developed in other planetary systems.
We think that the universe is composed from billions of galaxies and that every galaxy
counts billions of stats. It is possible therefore that there are stars similar to our Sun
and planets similar to our Earth. There are no evidences of the existence of alien forms of life,
for now. But if there are extraterrestrial, for catholic theology it would not be a problem,
also the ET are creatures of God. If ET existed, ET would be our brother.
If Saint Francis (Saint Francesco of Assisi) talked to "brother wolf",
we am not able not to talk to brother ET.
Franca Giansoldati:
Is the universe to evangelize?
Father Josè Gabriel Funes:
In a certain sense yes, the job seems not to miss.
Dalai Lama bless SETI
Bruno Moretti Turri IK2WQA testimony:
In 1998 at Trento (Italy), with my colleagues himalayan climbers, I have had the onor to meet
Dr. Tenzin Gyatso, the Dalai Lama of tibetan buddhism, Nobel Prize for Peace.
With my enormous surprise the Dalai Lama has immediately recognized on the red of my
mountain jacket, the symbol of SETI Institute (the old symbol, with Tatel radio telescope
of Frank Drake project Ozma, silver on blue background)
and he, pointing out him, has told me with a great smile:
"I hope that soon you find the signal of ET!"
You can imagine my surprise and my emotion in to discover that
the Dalai Lama is a SETI enthusiastic!
Om Mani Padme Hum (wisdom is in the heart of lotus).
Correlated articles in italian language:
Aphorisms by Dalai Lama
Astrobiology, SETI, religions, anthropocentrism by Bruno Moretti Turri IK2WQA
Fermi's paradox is a hoax! by Bruno Moretti Turri IK2WQA
SETI and theology by father Giuseppe Tanzella-Nitti, theologian and astronomer
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Argentinian father Josè Gabriel Funes, from August 19, 2006 new director of
Vatican Astronomical Observatory (Specola Vaticana),
in an interview with Franca Giansoldati, ANSA italian journalist.
Interview translated in english by Bruno Moretti Turri IK2WQA
Image by Antonio from Sardinia
Father Josè Gabriel Funes:
I believe that life can be developed in other planetary systems.
We think that the universe is composed from billions of galaxies and that every galaxy
counts billions of stats. It is possible therefore that there are stars similar to our Sun
and planets similar to our Earth. There are no evidences of the existence of alien forms of life,
for now. But if there are extraterrestrial, for catholic theology it would not be a problem,
also the ET are creatures of God. If ET existed, ET would be our brother.
If Saint Francis (Saint Francesco of Assisi) talked to "brother wolf",
we am not able not to talk to brother ET.
Franca Giansoldati:
Is the universe to evangelize?
Father Josè Gabriel Funes:
In a certain sense yes, the job seems not to miss.
Dalai Lama bless SETI
Bruno Moretti Turri IK2WQA testimony:
In 1998 at Trento (Italy), with my colleagues himalayan climbers, I have had the onor to meet
Dr. Tenzin Gyatso, the Dalai Lama of tibetan buddhism, Nobel Prize for Peace.
With my enormous surprise the Dalai Lama has immediately recognized on the red of my
mountain jacket, the symbol of SETI Institute (the old symbol, with Tatel radio telescope
of Frank Drake project Ozma, silver on blue background)
and he, pointing out him, has told me with a great smile:
"I hope that soon you find the signal of ET!"
You can imagine my surprise and my emotion in to discover that
the Dalai Lama is a SETI enthusiastic!
Om Mani Padme Hum (wisdom is in the heart of lotus).
Correlated articles in italian language:
Aphorisms by Dalai Lama
Astrobiology, SETI, religions, anthropocentrism by Bruno Moretti Turri IK2WQA
Fermi's paradox is a hoax! by Bruno Moretti Turri IK2WQA
SETI and theology by father Giuseppe Tanzella-Nitti, theologian and astronomer
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