books.google.co.uk - Is life on earth a "cosmic joke"-- a unique, one-time occurrence? Or is life a "cosmic imperative"? Scientists and governments are vigorously searching for signs of life in the universe, but what would (and should) we do if they meet with success? Celebrate ? Panic? Paul Davies ponders the many ramifications...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/ARE_WE_ALONE_PHILOSOPHICAL_IMPLICATIONS.html?id=-LSFCVpx3sgC&q=living+organisms&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareARE WE ALONE ? : PHILOSOPHICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE DISCOVERY OF EXTRATERRESTIAL LIFE
