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Mars revelations may reveal God's personality according to Vatican astronomer

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NASA confirmed liquid water flows during summer on the surface of Mars

An exciting discovery found on the surface of Mars revealed details about the planet which gives people a better understanding of God's personality, Vatican astronomer Brother Consolmagno reported. 

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By Linky C. (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
Catholic Online (https://www.catholic.org)
10/1/2015 (8 years ago)

Published in Green

Keywords: Mars, Mars Discovery, Mars water, Vatican astronomer, astronomer

LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - NASA scientists confirmed liquid water flows during the summer months on the surface of Mars, adding to the debate of whether or not life did -or could- exist on the planet.

Brother Guy Consolmagno, director of the Vatican Observatory, told Vatican Radio that the discovery of flowing liquid water on Mars was indeed an exciting revelation. He said, "You can see the traces of the rivers changing over the course of a Martian year. So we are not talking about water that was there a long time ago or water that is frozen under the surface, but actual liquid water on the surface." 
Consolmagno further explained, "We have no idea whether life is so rare that it never occurs anywhere, or so common that it occurs everywhere, and that's why we have to look at places life could be to see just how rare or how common it actually is."
He believes the discovery of life on another planet would give us a better idea of what God's personality looked like. He said, "If God chose to make a universe where we are the only creatures, that is interesting, that tells us something about God and us. If God creates a universe where life is everywhere, that gives is a different picture of God, but either way, we learn more about who the creator is."
The discovery reveals the water found on Mars may be made of salty and wet soil, which Consolmagno believes means the "kind of interactions and the kind of chemistry that goes on to make brine is not inconsistent with the possibility of some sort of microbial life underneath the surface." 
What is certain at the moment is that further debate on life on Mars, and the possibility of creating a life on Mars, has been rekindled. No proof of life has been discovered on Mars, though the latest discovery is "certainly a step in the right direction."

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