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President Reagan was referring to a hypothetical situation, saying that an alien threat would benefit mankind, since it would cause the world to unite.
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In other words, ''Time'' asked rhetorically, "Can the 'image of God' survive in extraterrestrial life?"<ref>''Id.''</ref>  On Dec. 13, 1971, the cover of ''Time'' magazine shouted, "Looking for Life Out There," with a picture of a spacecraft and outer space.   
 
In other words, ''Time'' asked rhetorically, "Can the 'image of God' survive in extraterrestrial life?"<ref>''Id.''</ref>  On Dec. 13, 1971, the cover of ''Time'' magazine shouted, "Looking for Life Out There," with a picture of a spacecraft and outer space.   
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Former President [[Jimmy Carter]] was a zealous believer in life in outer space, and it fit with  his nuclear disarmament program.  Why maintain arms against each other if we have enemies in outer space?  Professor [[Carl Sagan]], the leading [[liberal]] scientist in the 1970s and 1980s, frequently appeared on television to build public belief in life in outer space. President [[Ronald Reagan]] also mentioned  that an alien threat would unite humanity.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag44dRO8LEA] Reagan's 'alien' speed to the UN</ref>
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Former President [[Jimmy Carter]] was a zealous believer in life in outer space, and it fit with  his nuclear disarmament program.  Why maintain arms against each other if we have enemies in outer space?  Professor [[Carl Sagan]], the leading [[liberal]] scientist in the 1970s and 1980s, frequently appeared on television to build public belief in life in outer space.
    
In 1974, the Encyclopedia Britannica announced its massive new edition and bragged that [[Carl Sagan]] had written entries on extraterrestrial life in it.<ref>http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,911022-2,00.html</ref>
 
In 1974, the Encyclopedia Britannica announced its massive new edition and bragged that [[Carl Sagan]] had written entries on extraterrestrial life in it.<ref>http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,911022-2,00.html</ref>
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