[Greg F]

[.. Rules of Life: ..] First: What is life?... <<- the elephant in the room...?

Well, Hosepipe, I decided to give you whatever answer appeared first in google. Here it is! Are you ready? The answer to the question at the top of Google's searchlist:

What Is Life?

I am not going to answer this question — J. B. S. Haldane (1)

Carry on.

[hosepipe]

Pretty smart answer such as it is..
Broach the subject What is life?.. and you must face a boatload of other stuff.. cause DNA(rna) is not LIFE....

You either approach what is spirit?.. or start in with the hamina hamina hamina's like Jackie Gleason..