Would the discovery of life on another planet affect you personally?

Let's assume that this life has similar or identical IQ to humans. How would this discovery affect you personally, and your outlook on humanity, if at all?

What aspects of your life would be affected? (Religious for instance, if say these beings also had their own religion and God)

The poll, and the answers for it may not be the most effective, so if your answer is more complex, just explain below.

It would affect me posivtively (assuming they are not hostile). It would be our chance to connect with another civilization and would greatly affect our outlook on life. Again assuming they are not hostile.

It wouldn't affect me in any religious way since I'm an atheist but I'd probably have an obsession with them (wanting to learn everything I could).MushroomWig

I'd say its all a hoax and move on with my life like I do now.UltraZero

It would be good

I'd prolly lift my eye brows on the news and then move on.

I wouldn't really be that fascinated unless the life was actually intelligent, unlike humans.

Not really. Unless they were about to invade and destroy us, I wouldn't care too much.

I'd prolly lift my eye brows on the news and then move on.

Kolossi

I wouldn't really be that fascinated unless the life was intelligent.

ColonelVodka

Read my first post again.

It would affect me posivtively (assuming they are not hostile). It would be our chance to connect with another civilization and would greatly affect our outlook on life. Again assuming they are not hostile.

Rougehunter

even if they are not hostile humanity will probably be hostile towards them

I would fire the first shot to start a war of the worlds.

It depends entirely on whether we discovered them first.

I would fire the first shot to start a war of the worlds.

Yangire

It depends entirely on whether we discovered them first.

Bloodaxe726

The discovery would be mutual. We'd discover each other at the same time.

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I would fire the first shot to start a war of the worlds.

KeitekeTokage

But hey think of it, thousands or even millions of people might die but I'll be known forever!

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I would fire the first shot to start a war of the worlds.

KeitekeTokage

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I would fire the first shot to start a war of the worlds.

Yangire

But hey think of it, thousands or even millions of people might die but I'll be known forever!

no I'd just be like, "See I told you so."

I'd be really excited to learn of complex life on other planets. That would interest me a lot

I don't think it would affect me personally at all, except that I would get to gloat and be like "Ha! Who's the crazy one now?" though the answer would still be me.

I think I would devote more of my time in science if that happens.

it would not only be life changing, it would the most fundamentally profound and definitive discovery in human history, finally it would mean we are not alone in this infinite blackness of space

I would think it was cool and want to learn more about them, but it wouldn't really affect me in a religious way. I would still be a Christian.

think of James Cameron's Avatar then pull a sad face.

sad face :(

No it would not, though I would wonder what religons they follow and what are their core beliefs as well as morals. All I would think is "Okay, so since god failed at making a perfect being here on earth, he tried again somewhere else" imo. What am I susposed to think?Something like this cant be answered with a simple response. All I will do is pray to god that they dont see our holly wood films about alien invason and destruction of the earth. Easpecially if they arent out to rule/ destroy the universe.

Let's assume that this life has similar or identical IQ to humans.

KeitekeTokage

I would be excited by it, thats for sure.