Wall of text [spoiler]I sort of agree. I wouldnt try to argue against the search for life, or say it will never be found, I just believe that the earth will end before FTL travel is made possible. We may possibly make contact with ETs before then but it will be of so little significance at the time that it won't effect anything until we actually make FTL travel, or we somehow can maintain a direct connection to them (which is definitely more possible then FTL engines, but will still be incredibly complicated to produce and maintain). Simply having direct contact to ETs is enough to expand anything. The Bible doesn't say anything special about ET's so I would consider them neighbors, just thousands of light years away. The Bible says plenty about being neighborly. It also says that God created the heavens to reflect his glory. I wouldnt take this as its sole purpose, I wouldnt be surprised if God has been up to other things as well as stuff here on earth. One of the reasons, probably not the only one but a big one, many people say there can't be extr-terrestial life is that when sentient life is found outside of our planet, it may undermine our significance in the universe. Truth is, everyone is a puzzle piece, to one big puzzle. A page in a book. A stroke on a painting. If we discovered sentient life outside of earth, you don't cease to exist, your effects don't stop mattering, your world just gets a little smaller. It may seem insignificant but everyones lives is built upon dozens of others, probably thousands of others. From parents, to the Barista that gave you your morning coffee. Even the little things matter, science proved that seeing a bright smile can immediately change someone's mood from sad to happy. Gods call for us is simply to love others and spread his word. We don't have to try to save the world. He won't hate us for being simpletons, he only judges us on how faithful we were and how much effect we had on other people. That can be from a circle of friends to an entire country. Literally reaching for the stars is admirable but you have to be realistic to your own abilities. Trying to make your goals go as far as cross-univeraal is too ambitious without the help of other people. [/spoiler] TL;DR Discovering life outside of ours doesn't make us insignificant. It might actually happen but its going to take looots of resources and funding that probably won't happen easily.