Mark 16:15-16
15 He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
Note that belief/exercising personal commitment to Christ precedes baptism in this formula. You may also take it that whosoever does not (or has not yet come to accountability) belief, even though baptized, will be condemned if there is no change in attitude.
It seems that a human-executed superficial ritual cannot save, if Scripture is reliable sans traditional presumptions, eh? And, if (and it is not very likely) there are ETs, were they then not made by the Lord Of All?
Thanks. Hey we do agree on something!
I think that some of the questions you raised earlier would apply to both also, albeit at a different age range for you.