Why did early modern philosophers posit legions of blissful aliens to help solve the problem of evil? Is life essentially terrestrial? Does SETI count as a scientific enterprise? If Martians could talk, would we ever be able to understand them? Join Megan and Frank as they philosophize about our friends from the final frontier!-----------------------Hosts' Websites:Megan J Fritts (google.com)Frank J. Cabrera - Research (google.com)Email: philosophyonthefringes@gmail.com-----------------------Bibliography:Defense Department announces new UFO task force - CBS NewsKukla, A. (2001). ETI: On the prospects and pursuitworthiness of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence - ScienceDirect Plutarch • On the Face in the Moon (Part 1 of 4) (uchicago.edu)Lucretius - On the Nature of Things by Lucretius (mit.edu)Pearce, K. - Space Aliens and Skeptical Theism (blog.kennypearce.net)Draper, P. (1989) Pain and Pleasure: An Evidential Problem for Theists on JSTORCrowe, M. (2017). William and John Herschel’s Quest for Extraterrestrial Intelligent Life | SpringerLinkFantastically Wrong: Why the Guy Who Discovered Uranus Thought There's Life on the Sun | WIREDThere Is Only One Other Planet In Our Galaxy That Could Be Earth-Like, Say Scientists (forbes.com)Rare Earth hypothesis: Why we might really be alone in the universe | Astronomy.comPseudoscience and the Demarcation Problem | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (utm.edu)Frank Cabrera, String Theory, Non-Empirical Theory Assessment, and the Context of Pursuit - PhilPapersA More Parsimonious Explanation for UFO Abduction on JSTOR75 Years Ago, 'War Of The Worlds' Started A Panic. Or Did It? : The Two-Way : NPRWhitmore, J. (1995). Religious Dimensions of the UFO Abductee Experience ("UFO abductions seem to be primarily an American phenomenon; although several important cases have been reported outside the U.S., some argue that abductions are mainly confined to this country.", p. 81)-----------------------Cover Artwork by Logan Fritts-------------------------Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/neon-signsLicense code: CWK7B5OYQTUXZOER

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