Author Topic: The Meaning of Life (Read 8009 times)

Weirdo · « **Reply #40 on:** May 03, 2009, 05:38:49 PM »

EDIT: In responce to Hydro. I think he was talking to me, but I might be wrong...

Ooh. Yes, they do but I wasn't referencing that. I was on about wars and terror and all that stuff. Going off topic a bit I guess.

Hydro · « **Reply #41 on:** May 03, 2009, 05:40:01 PM »

oy vey.

frezal · « **Reply #42 on:** May 03, 2009, 06:08:15 PM »

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flame wars suck.

This is not a flame war. Flame wars consist of nothing but insults. No insults are currently being thrown.

As for sterile mules, they are still biotic. The reproduction "rule" is for the species, not for the particular organisms.

Hydro · « **Reply #43 on:** May 03, 2009, 06:08:55 PM »

once again, oy vey.

Urjak · « **Reply #44 on:** May 03, 2009, 06:13:24 PM »

The biological definintion of life is very complex. Fire is simply not alive.... though sterile mules are. Bacteria are clearly alive, and viruses, in my view, are not alive.

Hydro · « **Reply #45 on:** May 03, 2009, 06:16:22 PM »

all viruses or computer viruses?

moonbear · « **Reply #46 on:** May 03, 2009, 06:17:26 PM »

I completly agree. As I said, "I just think that perhaps we as a race should attempt to refine our def of life, so non organic and inanimate structures dont bear as many, or even close to as many traits relating to life as certain things that do possess it." I was demonstrating that certain non living things acatually come close to bearing as many traits of apparent life as certain living things.

moonbear · « **Reply #47 on:** May 03, 2009, 06:23:23 PM »

Oh and by the way, here are the generally accepted characteristics of life---- cells, organization, energy use, homeostasis, growth, and reproduction.

Hydro · « **Reply #48 on:** May 03, 2009, 06:26:21 PM »

my brain just melted some...

frezal · « **Reply #49 on:** May 03, 2009, 06:41:19 PM »

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my brain just melted some...

Have you not learned much about biology yet? Question #2-- Are you from a state where theology is taught in science classes instead of biology?

These are serious questions, and I'm not intending on making fun of you (though I admit that the second question is a bit slanted).

Hydro · « **Reply #50 on:** May 03, 2009, 06:44:28 PM »

no, and no. i'm a freshman. havent taken biology yet.

frezal · « **Reply #51 on:** May 03, 2009, 06:47:42 PM »

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no, and no. i'm a freshman. havent taken biology yet.

Alright then, that's understandable. When I was a high school freshman, I didn't know much about biology either. By the time I was a college freshman, I knew quite a lot (which made my biology class very easy).

Hydro · « **Reply #52 on:** May 03, 2009, 06:48:38 PM »

ah. now it's all coming together.

Sage · « **Reply #53 on:** May 03, 2009, 08:00:48 PM »

No one's really discussed the "meaning" of life. WHY are we here? What PURPOSE do we serve? Are we the only ones?

Hydro · « **Reply #54 on:** May 03, 2009, 08:09:24 PM »

good point.

frezal · « **Reply #55 on:** May 03, 2009, 08:44:07 PM »

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No one's really discussed the "meaning" of life. WHY are we here? What PURPOSE do we serve? Are we the only ones?

Why are we here? We're here as a result of millions of years of evolution. Evolution occurs because of an inherent need to survive and spread. Our sole purpose, as a species, is to procreate. The same can be said about any living thing.

Hydro · « **Reply #56 on:** May 03, 2009, 08:45:01 PM »

i dont agree...

frezal · « **Reply #57 on:** May 03, 2009, 09:19:49 PM »

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i dont agree...

You've admitted to not knowing anything about biology, so how can you disagree? The only rational thing you can say is that you don't know enough about the topic to agree or disagree.

Hydro · « **Reply #58 on:** May 03, 2009, 09:20:41 PM »

i dont believe in "evolution".

frezal · « **Reply #59 on:** May 03, 2009, 09:31:26 PM »

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i dont believe in "evolution".

You don't know enough about biology to rationally oppose the theory of evolution. Just as I don't know enough about physics to rationally oppose the theory of gravity.