Thu, 04/18/2024 - 10:48 Gizmodo Speculation about extraterrestrials is not all that new. There was a vibrant debate in 17th-century Europe about the existence of life on other planets.Read more... Tags the planets and beyond, jesus christ, exoplanet, search for extraterrestrial intelligence, extraterrestrial, astrobiology, moon, philip c almond, extraterrestrial intelligence, adam, christiaan huygens, john wilkins, Extraterrestrial Life, universe, the copernican question, cosmic pluralism, religion belief, bernard fontenelle, joseph glanvill, copernican revolution, robert burton, creative commons, copernican heliocentrism, isaac newton Source How Early Scientists Envisioned Life Beyond Earth