Life on Other Planets? A Writer at Slate Takes Us to Task

Over at Slate, Mark Strauss has contributed some comments about the possibility of life on other planets. His article, "God's Chosen Planet: Why Creationists are Praying We Never Find Alien Life," is a confusing rebuttal of sorts to the Rare Earth hypothesis, as well as to articles here at Evolution News & Views.

First, I must congratulate Strauss for actually reading our coverage at ENV, which not everyone who tries to answer us actually does. He understands the relevant arguments, and demo...