By nature, all life is water-characterized, 'baptized'. The significant issue of religion is: how do we understand 'salvation' in real life, and how do we come to it?
As creatures in and of Creation, the issue of 'whole-making' is about authentic relatedness in the Naturalis Sacramentum Ordinis, where regeneration takes place.
What is the origin and meaning of the word 'baptize'?