I had read about extremophiles some time ago on CMI [incidentally, don, the invitation still stands to briefly outline a couple of alleged factual errors in the mercury article] which made the point that as they could drop off spacecraft, any claim of finding microlife out there would be suspect - unless of course it evolved into something you could take to the pub with you!.
the article you quoted was at best speculative, and of course driven by a prior commitment to deep time and evolutionary process.

shimrod - round an round we go. we both have a faith position since you cling to unproven theories and ideas lacking any evidence whatever. I at least have a creator to posit, who is immaterial while you posit popping into existence from nothing via no one.
scientific - I don't think so!

musket - will do, but it must be much harder with your head in the sand!