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Jfromm at 22:16, 25 March 2011

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	reproduction are both self-* properties, they are associated		reproduction are both self-* properties, they are associated
	with the self-reproduction of the body and the species, respectively.		with the self-reproduction of the body and the species, respectively.
	~~Therefore one can~~ say that life is an exceptional state characterized by		[[Self-Star_Properties\|self-* properties]] belong to the most fundamental
	[[Self-Star_Properties\|self-* properties]] and high [[Complexity\|complexity]].		characteristics of life.

			It is debatable if "life itself is evil", as Vasily Grossman asks
			in his book "Life and Fate", but it is certainly right to say
			that '''life is selfish'''. Life is an exceptional
			state characterized by strong [[Self-Star_Properties\|self-* properties]] and
			high [[Complexity\|complexity]] which aries from selfish [[Gene\|genes]].
	The complexity arises partly from the tendency to increase order and decreases		The complexity arises partly from the tendency to increase order and decreases
	entropy - a physical characteristic of life. This is possible in open systems which are		entropy - a physical characteristic of life. This is possible in open systems which are

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	:::::::::: ''winter time. It is the little shadow that runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.~~"~~''
	:::::::::: ''Crowfoot, chief of the Blackfoot Indians, 1890''		:::::::::: ''Crowfoot, chief of the Blackfoot Indians, 1890''

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	An astronaut viewing earth from space would		An astronaut viewing earth from space would
	probably say life is where the earth is (~~"~~a		probably say life is where the earth is ("a
	blue planet in the vastness of empty space).		blue planet in the vastness of empty space).
	A bushman from the Kalahari desert would perhaps		A bushman from the Kalahari desert would perhaps
	say life is where water is (~~"~~a green oasis in		say life is where water is ("a green oasis in
	an endless desert~~"~~), while an Inuit from the		an endless desert"), while an Inuit from the
	North Pole would argue that life is where		North Pole would argue that life is where
	light is (~~"~~a red fire at 20 degrees below		light is ("a red fire at 20 degrees below
	zero surrounded by a desert of frozen ice~~"~~).		zero surrounded by a desert of frozen ice").

	Life is simply the opposite of non-life,		Life is simply the opposite of non-life,
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	universe, one can say that life is the		universe, one can say that life is the
	exception. The abnormal condition		exception. The abnormal condition
	(~~"~~disease~~"~~) which can be found in small		("disease") which can be found in small
	pockets of the universe at the edge of chaos,		pockets of the universe at the edge of chaos,
	where self-replicating entities made of star		where self-replicating entities made of star
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	* [http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/the_meaning_of_life/ The Meaning of (the term) life]		* [http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/the_meaning_of_life/ The Meaning of (the term) life]

	* [http://scienceblogs.com/evolvingthoughts/2007/09/what_is_life_again.php What is ~~"~~life~~"~~]		* [http://scienceblogs.com/evolvingthoughts/2007/09/what_is_life_again.php What is "life"]

Eboxytezi at 02:50, 24 November 2010

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Jfromm: /* Links */

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Links

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	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life Wikipedia Entry for Life]		* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life Wikipedia Entry for Life]

	* [http://~~www.~~seedmagazine.com/~~news~~/~~2007~~/09/~~the_meaning_of_life.php~~ The Meaning of (the term) life]		* [http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/the_meaning_of_life/ The Meaning of (the term) life]

	* [http://scienceblogs.com/evolvingthoughts/2007/09/what_is_life_again.php What is "life"]		* [http://scienceblogs.com/evolvingthoughts/2007/09/what_is_life_again.php What is "life"]

Jfromm at 20:19, 27 September 2008

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	Therefore one can say that life is an exceptional state characterized by		Therefore one can say that life is an exceptional state characterized by
	[[Self-Star_Properties\|self-* properties]] and high [[Complexity\|complexity]].		[[Self-Star_Properties\|self-* properties]] and high [[Complexity\|complexity]].
			The complexity arises partly from the tendency to increase order and decreases
			entropy - a physical characteristic of life. This is possible in open systems which are
			able to decrease their internal entropy at the expense of substances or free
			energy taken in from the environment.

	Life [[Emergence\|emerges]] out of the organized interactions of a great number		Life [[Emergence\|emerges]] out of the organized interactions of a great number

Jfromm at 20:16, 27 September 2008

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	with the self-reproduction of the body and the species, respectively.		with the self-reproduction of the body and the species, respectively.
	Therefore one can say that life is an exceptional state characterized by		Therefore one can say that life is an exceptional state characterized by
	[[Self-Star_Properties\|self-* properties]].		[[Self-Star_Properties\|self-* properties]] and high [[Complexity\|complexity]].

	Life [[Emergence\|emerges]] out of the organized interactions of a great number		Life [[Emergence\|emerges]] out of the organized interactions of a great number

Jfromm at 20:14, 27 September 2008

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	with the self-reproduction of the body and the species, respectively.		with the self-reproduction of the body and the species, respectively.
	Therefore one can say that life is a state ~~that~~ characterized by		Therefore one can say that life is an exceptional state characterized by
	[[Self-Star_Properties\|self-* properties]].		[[Self-Star_Properties\|self-* properties]].

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:::::::::: ''"What is life? It is a flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the''
:::::::::: ''winter time. It is the little shadow that runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset."''
:::::::::: ''Crowfoot, chief of the Blackfoot Indians, 1890''

'''Life''' is a state that distinguishes organisms from non-living objects,
such as non-life, and dead organisms, characterized by growth
through metabolism and reproduction. Note that metabolism and
reproduction are both self-* properties, they are associated
with the self-reproduction of the body and the species, respectively.
Therefore one can say that life is a state that characterized by
[[Self-Star_Properties|self-* properties]].

Life [[Emergence|emerges]] out of the organized interactions of a great number
of nonliving molecules, with no global organizer or central controller
responsible for the behavior of every part (although there are many
distributed controllers in form of genes). Life is the behavior
that emerges from out of all of the local interactions among
individual behaviors.

An astronaut viewing earth from space would
probably say life is where the earth is ("a
blue planet in the vastness of empty space).
A bushman from the Kalahari desert would perhaps
say life is where water is ("a green oasis in
an endless desert"), while an Inuit from the
North Pole would argue that life is where
light is ("a red fire at 20 degrees below
zero surrounded by a desert of frozen ice").

Life is simply the opposite of non-life,
a condition that distinguishes friendly
from lethal environments, and organisms
from inorganic objects. Since non-living
inorganic objects are the majority in the
universe, one can say that life is the
exception. The abnormal condition
("disease") which can be found in small
pockets of the universe at the edge of chaos,
where self-replicating entities made of star
dust resist the general tentency of increasing
disorder and decay.

Life is the existence of organic entities
with self-* properties in the void of empty
space: entities which replicate, organize,
generate, maintain and move themselves. It is
a dynamic, self-organizing state of matter,
controlled by information subject to natural
selection. To see life as the breath of buffalo
on a cold winter's day is of course much more
poetic than to say life is a universal bundle
of self-* properties located in a corner
of the universe at the edge of chaos. Or is it?

== Links ==

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life Wikipedia Entry for Life]

* [http://www.seedmagazine.com/news/2007/09/the_meaning_of_life.php The Meaning of (the term) life]

* [http://scienceblogs.com/evolvingthoughts/2007/09/what_is_life_again.php What is "life"]

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			:::::::::: ''winter time. It is the little shadow that runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset."''
	:::::::::: ''Crowfoot, chief of the Blackfoot Indians, 1890''		:::::::::: ''Crowfoot, chief of the Blackfoot Indians, 1890''

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	An astronaut viewing earth from space would		An astronaut viewing earth from space would
	probably say life is where the earth is ("a		probably say life is where the earth is ("a
	blue planet in the vastness of empty space).		blue planet in the vastness of empty space).
	A bushman from the Kalahari desert would perhaps		A bushman from the Kalahari desert would perhaps
	say life is where water is ("a green oasis in		say life is where water is ("a green oasis in
	an endless desert"), while an Inuit from the		an endless desert"), while an Inuit from the
	North Pole would argue that life is where		North Pole would argue that life is where
	light is ("a red fire at 20 degrees below		light is ("a red fire at 20 degrees below
	zero surrounded by a desert of frozen ice").		zero surrounded by a desert of frozen ice").

	Life is simply the opposite of non-life,		Life is simply the opposite of non-life,
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	universe, one can say that life is the		universe, one can say that life is the
	exception. The abnormal condition		exception. The abnormal condition
	("disease") which can be found in small		("disease") which can be found in small
	pockets of the universe at the edge of chaos,		pockets of the universe at the edge of chaos,
	where self-replicating entities made of star		where self-replicating entities made of star
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	* [http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/the_meaning_of_life/ The Meaning of (the term) life]		* [http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/the_meaning_of_life/ The Meaning of (the term) life]

	* [http://scienceblogs.com/evolvingthoughts/2007/09/what_is_life_again.php What is "life"]		* [http://scienceblogs.com/evolvingthoughts/2007/09/what_is_life_again.php What is "life"]