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== The Bible and Extraterrestrial Life ==

== The Bible and Extraterrestrial Life ==

An extraterrestrial nation-state or civilization, or any race of beings capable of forming such an institution, would be incompatible with the [[Bible]]. The presence of such a race would give the lie to the claim of [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]] that He came to take away the sin of the world.<ref>{{Bible ref|book=I_John|chap=2|verses=2|version=NASB}}</ref>, and that He died once and only once to bring this about. The only Kingdom that is not of this earth is the Kingdom of Heaven{{fact}}--and that Kingdom is also not of this universe, or "cosmos".

An extraterrestrial nation-state or civilization, or any race of beings capable of forming such an institution, would be incompatible with the [[Bible]]. The presence of such a race would give the lie to the claim of [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]] that He came to take away the sin of the world.<ref>{{Bible ref|book=I_John|chap=2|verses=2|version=NASB}}</ref>, and that He died once and only once to bring this about. The only Kingdom that is not of this earth is the Kingdom of Heaven<ref>{{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=1|verses=26-28|version=NASB}}</ref><ref>{{Bible ref|book=Romans|chap=5|verses=14|version=NASB}}</ref>--and that Kingdom is also not of this universe, or "cosmos".

However, the presence of extraterrestrial microbes on one or more of the other planets in our solar system (most likely Mars) would ''not'' be incompatible with the Bible. For example, if the [[hydroplate theory]] is correct and a slurry of mud from the Great Flood traveled to Mars and poured itself out upon it, then such a slurry would almost certainly contain microbes. That some of these might be extremophiles, and thus capable of long-term survival even in such a harsh environment as that of Mars, is entirely possible and would allow complete harmony between the finding of microbes in such locations and the Biblical account of earth pre-history.

However, the presence of extraterrestrial microbes on one or more of the other planets in our solar system (most likely Mars) would ''not'' be incompatible with the Bible. For example, if the [[hydroplate theory]] is correct and a slurry of mud from the Great Flood traveled to Mars and poured itself out upon it, then such a slurry would almost certainly contain microbes. That some of these might be extremophiles, and thus capable of long-term survival even in such a harsh environment as that of Mars, is entirely possible and would allow complete harmony between the finding of microbes in such locations and the Biblical account of earth pre-history.