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Originally Posted by dleviwing  If you truly wish to discuss paradoxes then consider the thinking that we have matter that is living and matter that is non-living. If it’s all the same stuff then why not say all matter is a living substance? |
Alive or dead, it's all the same stuff. The choice of the words, matters none at all, to me...
The point is, "It's all the same stuff." It's just living is usually denoted by bio-chemical complexity, so there'd be quite an argument with the world mind, if all were clasified as living substance. I for one don't, and can't ever, think rocks and stars are truly alive, although, it's only a linguistic choice, to me. Alive or dead is a subjective analysis, and can only be decided by agreement, not scientific proof. Many of our words and concepts, were dicided by agreements, long ago. That's the history of linguistics___another story...
Lloyd