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• Steve@communick.news ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Actually we do have a pretty solid biological definition for life.

  That which takes in nutrients, processes them to support itself, and expells waste products. Anything that dose those things is life. That’s why viruses aren’t considered alive. They don’t do those things.

  The person part you’re right, is more philosophical. I only mention it because it seems to better fit what people are calling “dead” in this case.

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  • IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    OK, spores aren’t alive. dissecated watebears aren’t alive

    the highschool definition isnt used by biologists because it’s oversimplified and doesn’t hold up to the diversity of life.

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    • Steve@communick.news ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      All of that is true.
      None if it refutes anything I’m saying.

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      • IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        the things I mentioned have no metabolism, don’t absorb nutrients, and don’t excrete.

        by your definition they are dead.

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      • IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        the things I mentioned have no metabolism, don’t absorb nutrients, and don’t excrete.

        by your definition they are dead.

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