[mkirkpatrick]

Sinjin,what an excellent thread starter,thank you very much!Where does life come from?
That is a good question,life is all there "really" is!The entire universe is fully alive,so life
emerges from life,as in the evolutionary process,the only "real" difference between you
and say a stone,is that you exhibit more of the life force,than the stone!The stone can best be discribed as being in a state of "profound lethagy"?

It was interesting you mentioned the seed,like an acorn,that has locked within it the
potential for an oak tree,millions of times greater in size,with the assistance of water
earth,air, and of course sunlight,the inner potential is realised,the "blueprint" for the
tree is encoded within the acorn,the addition of the afore mentioned,unlocks this
sequence and the unfolding process begins.Unfolding is the operative word here as
all life "unfolds" due to the pressure of the evolutionary cycle.

regards michael.