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First, faith doesn't have to be religious. You can have faith in something without having to bring in god. But secondly, even if you do, it's a positive feelin

First, faith doesn't have to be religious. You can have faith in something without having to bring in god. But secondly, even if you do, it's a positive feeling, as long as it doesn't replace thinking and acting. Which this comment clearly doesn't.

yohui 9y ago
It's not clear to me inteleng is objecting to any possible religious connotations, so much as saying that astrobiology's success is far from assured and that much work needs to be done to prevent progress from being derailed.