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==== Extent of the Creation ====

==== Extent of the Creation ====

The presence of extraterrestrial ''microbes'' on one or more of the other planets in the Solar System (most likely Mars) does cause some fear in Christian quarters. But not all Christians harbor such fear, and even [[Young Earth creationism|young Earth creationists]] are quite confident that they could explain such a finding. 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's prehistory.

The presence of extraterrestrial ''microbes'' on one or more of the other planets in the Solar System (most likely Mars) does cause some fear in Christian quarters. But not all Christians harbor such fear, and even [[Young Earth creationism|young Earth creationists]] are quite confident that they could explain such a finding. 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's prehistory.

===Non-Christian Views===

===Non-Christian Views===