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To: fzx12345

Viruses are kind of on the edge of the definition of life. But they do many things that living things do, so whether they count as life or chemical things might be an arbitrary decision.


95 posted on 11/20/2005 1:03:27 PM PST by RightWhale (Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
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To: RightWhale

Are you actually trying to insert some rationality into this thread? Now?

Good luck! ROFL!


100 posted on 11/20/2005 1:12:21 PM PST by RadioAstronomer (Senior member of Darwin Central)
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To: RightWhale; fzx12345
Viruses are kind of on the edge of the definition of life. But they do many things that living things do, so whether they count as life or chemical things might be an arbitrary decision.

One theory of life is that all 'life' forms are just various mutations of a virus. Earth has one kind of intelligent virus and other planets in the universe might have other virus forms which could be considered life as well.

Why wouldn't a virus be considered a life form?

101 posted on 11/20/2005 1:12:50 PM PST by phantomworker (A new day! Begin it serenely; with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense!)
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