SETI, Evolutionary Eschatology, and the Star Trek Imaginary

This article explores the scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) as a practice of imagination expressed via an evolutionary eschatology where intelligent species are saved through the process of technological and social progress. I discuss a social imaginary associated with Star...

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Main Author: Traphagan, John W. 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2021
In: Theology and science
Year: 2021, Volume: 19, Issue: 2, Pages: 120-131
RelBib Classification:CF Christianity and Science
NBQ Eschatology
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
Further subjects:B Seti
B Cultural Evolution
B Star Trek
B Social Imaginary
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