Let's begin by admitting that with the vast number of galaxies, solar systems within each Galaxy, and planets within each solar system there is a high likelihood that there is intelligent life Somewhere Out There. Our mistake, is in believing that all life form must be carbon based. We have no way of knowing all that awaits in the farthest reaches of the universe.

Further to your point, the religious are not going to give up their beliefs over the discovery of so
me alien life forms.

They'll go straight to confirmation bias like they always do. Just like some say science was given to us by god and that the creation story is bunk, so god must've made evolution happen.

The church survived such startling revelations as finding out the earth wasn't the center of the solar system, and that our solar system system is only one part of the Milky Way, etc. Religious leaders just change their story to accommodate the new information, once they can't refute it. Their main goal is to continue to control their worshipers in order to gain money and power.

But Christians are Christians because they are afraid of burning in hell. Fear and guilt are the motivators of "faith," which is why people continue to attend Catholic churches, for instance, despite rampant priesthood pedeophilia.

They would probably want to kill them, seeing thm as evil because of course they wouldn't be in god's image so therefore they must be of the devil.

I wouldn’t be surprised if they found some scripture to keep their delusion in tact. After all, Americans think that a middle eastern god made white people in his image.

I don't see why it would change the basics of the religion much. It will just go to: oh, g-diddly-o-doodly, d-diddy, created them too. Now, where the problem will be is species supremecy. I think the Bahai faith will probably have a weird,"I told you so." moment.

Oh for sure scenario1..cuz Jazus..

The most likely reaction, after the initial demons crap, will be a morphing to make things fit just as they have done throughout history -- all of them.

I think there is life on this planet more intelligent than humans especially in the way they treat their own species. The first thing Christians will do when encountering beings unlike themselves is kill them. They have no desire to die for their beliefs, but jump on the chance to kill for those beliefs. Jesus would be proud.

Mysterious ways

They'll find some passage in their holy books, and twist it enough to provide an explanation.
The explanation: Goddunit!

If you watch Rick & Morty, you will understand this

Christians and other religions have always been confronted with irrefutable scientific evidence that their beliefs are completely unrealistic, and in most cases, impossible. They always find a way to justify it with out regard to facts! I can't say how they would justify it, but I'm sure they would.

Never underestimate the power of denial...and the power of Christians to bullshit about their god.

god is a shapeshifter

There is no "god" so the argument is pointless ,,,,,please remember what web site you are on

More importantly, What will "gods other children" think of us.

I would say it changes nothing. Firstly, The chances are we that when we do discover life elsewhere, it will probably be not what we consider to be intelligent life, Therefore we are still special in their eyes. Secondly, even if we did find intelligent life, They would just say that there is nothing in the bible (or which ever religious text) which prevents god from creating life elsewhere in the universe, and thirdly, there is already an overwhelming amount of evidence to suggest that there is nothing beyond a natural universe as we know it, and yet these people are far more concerned with ignoring evidence, reason and logic anyway

I think the catholic church as already addressed this.

Christian apologists will always fabricate ridiculous stories to explain away biblical inaccuracies. If the sheep have managed to defy reality in the face of all of the biblical nonsense that has already been debunked, they will continue to in the future.

The discovery of extraterrestrial life may enlighten some xtians, but the majority will retreat deeper into cognitive dissonance.

Sure it would mess with their minds (if they have one).