Quote Originally Posted by Beirut
Social unrest, maybe? Some people would definitely get freaky. I suppose it depends on what kind of life they find, microbes or octosquid.
The public has been prepared for this for a long time if it should happen. It'll hit the big headlines at first, but then it'll wane off like anything else, and nothing will feel more natural than there being life on Mars. BTW, don't forget about the ALH meteorite.