[edsheppa]

But an evilutionist would probably [say] that the essential qualities of a living unit are replication and susceptibility to variation and selection.

This evilutionist doesn't. I think the hallmark of life is a complex metabolism feeding on a relatively simple environment.

[js1138]

This evilutionist doesn't. I think the hallmark of life is a complex metabolism feeding on a relatively simple environment.

So things that require a more complex environment than, say, water, sunlight, CO2 and nitrogen, are not alive?