For those asking what this has to do with religion, I have heard people say that the idea of alien life (especially intelligent alien life) is in direct contradiction with Christianity and the Bible. They were using this as a way to say that science fiction involving aliens is of questionable moral status. ::rolleyes::
I am a Christian too, and I think that such thought patterns are pretty ridiculous. I also think that such thoughts are most likely to come from the same type of people who, for example, will never, ever accept evolution as fact, no matter how much evidence there is for it. Because of the position they have taken, for such a thing to be fact would be a devastating blow to their faith, and so it would take a heck of a lot to make them accept it.
I, for one (and I believe I’m in the minority of Christians), think that we should never label a potential scientific fact as being unquestionably in opposition to our faith. Foolish thoughts lead to foolish actions, such as the trial of Galileo.