[allmendream]

When a molecular structure is no longer able to consume metabolic energy to maintain and replicate its structures, when instead its organized molecular structures begin to break down and give off energy, then it no longer fits the definition of life, does it?

Therefore it would be dead.

Life and death is not at all relevant to “who am I”.

I am not my body. My body shall live and die.

I shall exist forever through the salvation of our Lord Jesus the Christ.

[Alamo-Girl]

Dear brother in Christ, I am trying to get you to tear down the wall between your wisdom and your knowledge.

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. [There is] no speech nor language, [where] their voice is not heard. – Psalms 19:1-3

Your spiritual wisdom can inform your knowledge without violating the principles of science you may embrace to do your work.

[CottShop]

[[I shall exist forever through the salvation of our Lord Jesus the Christ.]]

Jesus only saves those who beleive in creation

[CottShop]

[[I shall exist forever through the salvation of our Lord Jesus the Christ.]]

And only htose hwo beleive in a young earth

[CottShop]

[[I shall exist forever through the salvation of our Lord Jesus the Christ.]]

And intelligent design

[CottShop]

[[I shall exist forever through the salvation of our Lord Jesus the Christ.]]

And in irreducible complexty

[betty boop]

When a molecular structure is no longer able to consume metabolic energy to maintain and replicate its structures, when instead its organized molecular structures begin to break down and give off energy, then it no longer fits the definition of life, does it?

It seems you are giving a description of a "closed system" here allmendream. But if living systems are open systems, as increasingly seems likely, then this "mechanistic" description is leaving out something vitally important (no pun intended). Plus your "model" simply takes life "for granted," assuming right up front that closed (e.g., inorganic) systems can be alive (or become alive) — which is begging the question, to put it mildly.