Will water-sensitive aliens be accommodated at baptism

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To be honest - let’s worry about more important things, rather than about water resistant aliens.

There are many more important things to worry about:
  1. Promoting a culture that values life.
  2. Learning about our Faith.
  3. Participating in the sacraments.
  4. The salvation of human souls.
 
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According to 243-246, animals automatically bypass baptism just like the thief on the cross. Did he not make it to heaven without being baptised?
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The thief died under the Old Covenant, before Baptism was instituted.

Animals do not go to heaven. The possibility remains open that they will be re-created, but they are not immortal. Their souls cease to exist when they die.
 
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In order for the aliens to be anything remotely similar to us, they would have to be composed of mostly water. There are only so many formulations that biological life as we know it can take.

I seriously have my doubts about whether other rational life exists, and if it does, whether we would ever encounter it. The universe is vast. I reckon that a future universe would look much more like the Enders Game series, with maybe one or two intelligent species, than the Star Trek universe, where intelligent life abounds in an unrealistically fertile universe.
 
Jesus told the thief he will be in Paradise with him. Where are your Bible verses that state animals will not be in heaven and not allowed to be baptised??
 
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Jesus told the thief he will be in Paradise with him. Where are your Bible verses that state animals will not be in heaven and not allowed to be baptised??
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Paradise is sheol, the world of the dead. The thief was not going to heaven before Jesus rose.

There are none.
 
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Gen. 1:30, 6:17, 7:15, 22

Isa 11: 6

II Sam. 12:3-5
“O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.” (Ps. 36:6)
Ps. 148:10-13, speaking of life on the New Earth
See Gen. 9:8-17

Hos. 2:18-19

Rom 8:21
 
Cacao_bearskin said:
Gen. 1:30, 6:17, 7:15, 22

Isa 11: 6

II Sam. 12:3-5
“O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.” (Ps. 36:6)
Ps. 148:10-13, speaking of life on the New Earth
See Gen. 9:8-17

Hos. 2:18-19

Rom 8:21
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Absolutely none, zero, of which, prove that animals have immortal souls. None, zero, zilch. They show of God’s care for nature, not of their immortality.
 
I beg to differ. Heaven contains immortal souls. Animals would not have mortal souls in heaven unless they are composed of something totally different? Interesting. Romans 8:19
 
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Sorry. I have a different understanding of this side issue with animals in heaven
( 1 Corinthians 15:35-58). Cheers. God Bless. As for aliens, who is to say they do not exist and are not worthy of baptism by some other type of substance other than water?
 
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