C.S. Lewis did a fascinating take on this in his Space Trilogy, specifically the book Perelandra, where a corrupted earthling travels to Venus and there tempts their “Eve”. In Lewis’s version of things, this planet’s Eve chooses to obey God, and life on that planet takes a different course.
While the Times article may take a patronizing/mocking tone, the question is one that can be considered, and should not simply be dismissed. (Oftentimes the purpose of such mockery is simply to humiliate & silence believers. Just sayin’)
Anyway ... if one thinks of God the Father as the mysterious, the great I AM, creator, God of Abraham, and the Son (Christ) as his intermediary/interface/with his creation (the Word who was with God and was God), then it is quite conceivable that if the Father has created life on another planet and that life has chosen to disobey him, that Christ will likewise come to redeem them.
And for that matter, having been redeemed, why shouldn’t the Holy Spirit then dwell in them?
Again, just sayin’
(And yes, I do like C.S. Lewis...)
Depends upon the situation.
Man was created in the image of God.
The Adversary tempted man via Eve.
Angels had everlasting life before some were condemned, while humans are condemned prior to being offered eternal life.
Interestingly, there are both fallen and elect angels, just as there are elect humans.
Two Terrans travel to Venus ... one to tempt "Eve", the other to defend her from the tempter.