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There is always the obvious. It is not death, it is not inanimation. Biologists have rules for life, but they are generally unsound. Viruses, for example, last I heard, were not considered alive. It can't be based on sentience, or dogs, cats, cattle, and even wheat or apples would not posses life. They obviously do. I won't answer the question for you, perhaps not for me. I merely offer the question, the puzzle really, for something to chew on between this and that, or as you ease into sleep. It is one I dig out every once in a while. Sometimes I see what others suggest, sometimes it's a solo thing. There is, and isn't, and answer. More and less so if you believe there is a creator God, and that He sustains life, literally. Which I do. Even so, that doesn't define what life is, precisely.
The pork roast did well. I hurried it up a bit, so as to not be up too late. It's a bit late for how I want to run things, but... No... I have to start figuring out how to keep on a more regular schedule. I would like to be down at 21:00, up at 5:00, 6:00 tops. I've never been able to run a strict or regular schedule. As I am doing better that is a goal. On that note, good night.
What is life?
ReplyDeleteUgh .. way to metaphysical a question for me on this Monday morning.
Anyway .. I do believe George Harrison tried to answer that question with his song called
"What is life". It's all about love in the song, of course. Now to google ole George to make sure I remember correctly.
@foam --- You just mentioned one of my favorite Harrison songs. For a description of Life, however, I think Harrison might've been closer with "Any Road".
ReplyDeleteI'm particularly fond of the saying: "Life is what happens while you're making plans". In Doom's case this would also include pork roast.
I hand out homework, and get some in return? And on a Monday morning? Oh! That's not right!
ReplyDeleteStill... See, I enjoy foam's, for poetic and the spirit of the thing. Michael has the mechanics of it in his contribution. I heard yours, foam, but Michael's was new to me, which might have titled the perception on listening preference. One is more mainstream, the other is... folk? I'm actually starting to like folk music, when it divorces from "politics" anyway, so... Still, it's a newer form. Going to have to listen to that again a few times, though. It's a man's way of seeing things.
Blathering... But I wanted you to know that I did due diligence. :) Good calls.
Speaking of "life is what happens while you're making plans" ..
ReplyDeleteI'm working on a post that might actually fit that .. in a destructive kind of way.
ah yes, i just listened to "Any Road", Micheal. Very Travelling Willbury's .. :) And, of course, George was a member of that group.
ReplyDeleteOh? Do tell... or I mean, post that. I'm terribly adverse to destruction, mind you, so be gentle. Never the mind.
ReplyDeleteAh, the traveling Wilderberries. :p I did like them, if they didn't last all that long. They really should have got that together a decade before they did. I didn't even mind ol' long hair in there. Nelson. Something about him irks me.
Eh, life got in the way of that post .. We shall see.
ReplyDeleteA funny thing in life happened on the way to writing about life? It 'do' happen.
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