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Steve@communick.news 4 hours agoActually 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.
IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 3 hours 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.
Steve@communick.news 2 hours ago
All of that is true.
None if it refutes anything I’m saying.
IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 46 minutes ago
the things I mentioned have no metabolism, don’t absorb nutrients, and don’t excrete.
by your definition they are dead.
IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 47 minutes ago
the things I mentioned have no metabolism, don’t absorb nutrients, and don’t excrete.
by your definition they are dead.
Steve@communick.news 36 minutes ago
Right. So?