[Ken H]

Tell me, in whatever quantum terms you prefer, what the distinction is between a rock and a rabbit.

I think the poster responded your question. The distinction made was that a rabbit is alive, but a rock is not.

What is the answer?

[Ken H]

Make that: I think the poster responded to your question.

[Dimensio]

I think the poster responded your question. The distinction made was that a rabbit is alive, but a rock is not.

I suppose then that an important distinction is that a rabbit has specific biochemical processes occuring within its components while a rock does not (while organic material could exist within a rock, the organic material would itself not be a part of the rock).

[csense]

You're stating the obvious. The question is, can you make such a distinction at the quantum level.