[betty boop]

So, I suppose in no time at all, one will refer to fire as a "carbon-based life form."

That does not necessarily follow. Why do you jump to conclusions? You haven't heard the details of the hypothesis yet.

[betty boop]

p.s. to Barnacle: Look for the article by Attila Grandpierre in the Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy forthcoming early next year for details of the "living Sun" hypothesis.

[Barnacle]

Why do you jump to conclusions? You haven't heard the details of the hypothesis yet.

Jump to conclusions? I’m really not interested in the details of a hypothesis with the premise that a fusion reaction is a “life form.” My analogy of fire as a life form is just as valid.