How Will We Respond to the News That There is Life Outside the Solar System?

NASA, the North American Space Administration has rolled out billions of dollars developing technology to detect Extra-Terrestrial life. To what end, I wonder? If there are extra-terrestrial life, what would they think of us? Consider: we have a planet producing food in abundance, and yet, we see images of emaciated figures in other continents with flies around their eyes. People are dying for the want of antibiotics. Our streets are filled with homeless people despite an abundance of land for building. Drugs are destroying society, and trying to get politicians to agree is like herding fish. And what would we think of the Extra-Terrestrials? What if they asked us to love our neighbours as ourselves? To be loyal; not looking at another with desire? To be honest in word and deed? To consider the poor, the window, the aged and the fatherless boy?  What if they asked us to respect life, to treat animals humanely? To lend without interest and not exploit the hired hand. To resist the temptation to be jealous, greedy, to gossip, slander or bear false testimony. To be…well… human I suppose? Would we buy into that? Apparently not. What if these Extra Terrestrials were observing us now and assessing us? “For the eyes of God is watching all the earth, and gives strength to those who with a pure heart and trust in him” 2 Chronicles 6:9 “God’s will is that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, although He is not far from each one of us.” Acts 17: 27