The Kepler telescope has revealed thousands of planets with conditions similar to Earth where “life” may exist. This is a subversive idea, as powerful as Darwin’s theory of evolution; because it helps to demolish our conception of an earth-centered and thus human-centered universe and a “private God” unique to creatures of Earth. We are creatures of an unimaginably vast and complex cosmic work. Life is not unique to us. The entire cosmos is full of life, and God is not the God of one religion, one civilization, or even of one planet. Nevertheless do we strive to develop a personal relationship Him. We are his children, just members of a very big family.
Nick Hilton - Reflections 