To think we can't be alone in the universe

[Ang69]

Are we alone? Is life only to be found on our little planet earth? I've been thinking more and more on this recently after being bombarded by my DS who is 12 and has Asperger's. I initially said that yes I believe we are alone which he found incredulous. With 100 billion planets in our galaxy and at least 200 billion other galaxies with their own planets what do you think?

Scientifically it’s considered perfectly possible that there is life elsewhere. We (humans, not me personally) are looking for Goldilocks planets that are not too big or small, not too gassy or rocky, not too hot or cold, but just right to support life. Planets in the habitable zone of their solar systems are being identified.

One theory about the origin of life on Earth is that simple organisms arrived on a meteorite in which case some form of life should exist elsewhere.

Of course, if/when life is discovered off Earth, it doesn’t look good for the creationists.

Of course, if/when life is discovered off Earth, it doesn’t look good for the creationists
Not necessarily. The devout Christians I know don't believe that Genesis is literally correct, only that it was an attempt by simple uneducated minds long ago to explain how God might have created the earth.
Considering that we have had many scientific explanations since then, of which the big bang is just the latest, I think that's entirely understandable.