[MamaTexan]

I think you were concentrating on the fact that an organism is distinguished from non-organisms by the fact of their “life,” and of course one characteristic of life is the ability to reproduce—without which, there would be no more life

Exactly!

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Unless you are Evo of course, in which case you would believe it could start up all over again, all by itself. Though I’m not a theist, one of the reasons I could never accept evolution is that fact about life—it only comes from other life. Just once demonstrate that life can “start up” by itself, then I will have listen to the other evo arguments.

I agree.

Small scale changes to an organism caused by it's environment, I can see.

Major events, like becoming a completely different organism or appearing suddenly from nothing is something I never understood the logic of.

[Wacka]

Species evolve into new species by the small scale changes to its germ-line DNA over long time scales. The new species is not that different from its recent ancestors. It isn’t “Poof!”

Actually you can look at all organism (yes including humans) as vessels to insure that the DNA is replicated. The DNA, mutated through time is what is immortal.

[GodGunsGuts]

Things are really looking up for young age creationists these days :o)

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