Our nascent search for advanced extraterrestrial life is driven by humanity’s anthropocentric tendencies. These tendencies much change to a more open- minded, multi-faceted, and scientifically rigorous approach to one of humanity's most profound questions: Are we alone in the universe? This question is addressed from both a deductive and inductive perspective. Science’s approach to this question is changing, new paradigms will be needed, and an answer to this question m