A sample collected by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover from an ancient dry riverbed in Jezero Crater could preserve evidence of ancient microbial life. Taken
It’s certainly possible religions will adapt to this and incorporate alien life into their narrative. Religions has proved to be a tenacious meme, so I’m sure it can continue to reinvent itself.
That assumes a comparable level of development which is highly unlikely. Just look at how quickly our civilization changed in just a few thousand years. Stuff like the internet would’ve been basically magic even a few hundred years ago. Imagine what the civilization might look like in another thousand years assuming we don’t wipe ourselves out.
It’s certainly possible religions will adapt to this and incorporate alien life into their narrative. Religions has proved to be a tenacious meme, so I’m sure it can continue to reinvent itself.
Religions will treat it in the same way they treated indigenous peoples, convert and/or die.
That assumes a comparable level of development which is highly unlikely. Just look at how quickly our civilization changed in just a few thousand years. Stuff like the internet would’ve been basically magic even a few hundred years ago. Imagine what the civilization might look like in another thousand years assuming we don’t wipe ourselves out.