[tallhappy]

...an embryo cannot be sustained without respiration from its mother, therefore, an embryo can not be considered an organism

Like a Just So story.

The incredible irrational thought you display -- it's like you are an automaton.

[XBob]

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organismmycoplasmamycoplasma-like organismpleuropneumonia-like organism

Main Entry: or·gan·ism
Pronunciation: 'or-g&-"ni-z&m
Function: noun
Date: circa 1774
1 : a complex structure of interdependent and subordinate elements whose relations and properties are largely determined by their function in the whole
2 : an individual constituted to carry on the activities of life by means of organs separate in function but mutually dependent : a living being