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Is there a border dividing life from non-life?

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05-31-2004 2:50 AM 		Reply to: Message 19 by jar
05-30-2004 8:56 PM

What differentiates the living from non-living is the continuation of the process.
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But like any chemical process, it only continues as long as the reactants are present. Take away the CO2 from a plant and the process stops.
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A fire burns as long as you feed it. On the other hand, even a well-fed creature eventually dies. Sounds like you have it backwards to me - what typifies life is that none of the processes are ultimately continuous.
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