Extraterrestrial Intelligence and Human Imagination SETI at the Inte
The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) represents one of the most significant crossroads at which the assumptions and methods of scientific inquiry come into direct contact with—and in many cases conflict with—those of religion. Indeed, at th
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John Traphagan
Extraterrestrial Intelligence and Human Imagination SETI at the Intersection of Science, Religion, and Culture
Space and Society Series editor Douglas A. Vakoch, SETI Institute, Mountain View, CA, USA and California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA, USA
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/11929
John Traphagan
Extraterrestrial Intelligence and Human Imagination SETI at the Intersection of Science, Religion, and Culture
John Traphagan Department of Religious Studies University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX, USA
ISSN 2199-3882 ISSN 2199-3890 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-319-10550-5 ISBN 978-3-319-10551-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-10551-2 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014950415 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
For my wife Tomoko
Acknowledgments
As always, after writing a book there are a number of people who deserve thanks for their willingness to read chapters, discuss ideas, provide editorial assistance, or give ongoing support. The person I must thank first and foremost is my father, who gave me the idea to write this book while we were chatting on the phone one day.
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