1. Both religion and the competition for resources cause conflict in Southwest Asia. Which ONE is more important? Give at least three reasons for your choice.

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1. why do astronomers think that there may be other advanced civilizations?
because  it was discovered that there are other planets like earth out there, able to  accommodate life forms.
2. what technologies are astronomers using to look for life on other planets? why?  
they  have used radio telescopes, but now they use laser telescopes   to track laser communications.