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People have been saying of various discoveries for the past few centuries (evolution being a prominent example) that they would exterminate Christianity. None have, so it seems unlikely that the discovery of life elsewhere in the universe would either. On a personal level, it wouldn't necessarily affect my faith. I'd need to know a lot more about exactly what they believed, whether there were different beliefs, any beliefs resembling Christianity, etc., to make any statement about that.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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