[HappytheStripper]

"What is life???" ... How many of You "actually" know... the answer to this question???

Time for some "rational" problem solving I think... that reminds me... I saw a thread a few screens ago... um ... "the problem with problems"... which brings me to ask the question again.... "what is the problem with the question of.... 'what is life'???"

In order to gain some perspective... through logical reasoning.... how about we break the question down...

"what is life???" ... then becomes:- "what" .. (is) .. "life" .. nb: Ive taken the... (is) .. and extracted it ... thats because to ask this question of "is" ... would be to bring the "what" into the present moment.... the "what" being "life"... and life IS ... now ...!!!!!!!!!

The word "what" ... may be defined as ... "one" ... "one of several" or "one of many" ... either way... it still begins with "one"... and ... how many of this "one" ... is dependant upon the "what" ....... which in this case is ... "life" ... which as you see below ... is many ...

The word "life" ... may be defined as ... "The property (physics) ... or quality (chemistry) ... that distinguishes living organisms (biology) ... from dead organisms (organic/biology)... and inanimate matter (energy/physics) ... manifested in functions (dna) such as metabolism ... growth ... reproduction (nature) ... and response to stimuli or adaptation to the environment (nurture) ... originating from within the organism .... LIFE!

Guess that means its "collective" .... ??? What do you think???

I've been reading the replies to this thread and decided ... for those of you ... whom have posted replies ... including myself ... well we were "All" - "Correct" ... in what we think ... and that life seems to be a collection of many ... which brings me to ask again ... "what is a life exactly???" ... and the answer is therefore " ... "simple" ...

"A" life is initially ... determination ... of the properties defined in the chemical structure ... a bit like the properties we search for in the search for TOE ... each article has its own distinguishing features ... some are alive for only one function ... some are alive for many functions ... some split through growth and reproduction ... and all of this is dependant upon "external stimuli" ... and creation of the many ....

Guess the answer to the question of exactly what a life is ... can and will be answered by many for all the years to come and more ....... all in the end maybe ... answering the questions to "WHAT IS LIFE???" ... be prepared though as the answers will be a bit more complex eh than the question actually asked!!!

The problem with problems is .... one question ... may be answered ... by many ... and challenged ... by many .... until such time a general concensus is formed (Unity)

(that of course depends on how many times the question is asked ... and those who listen for the answer)