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Anonymous Wed 21 Aug 00:09:00 2019 No.10904575 View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>10904598 >>10905155

Why do biologists define life by its actions (eat, reproduce, relation) and not by what it is?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 21 Aug 2019 00:09:59 No.10904578 Report

Quoted By: >>10905177

Nigga, have you ever even looked up the definition of life favored by biologists?

Literally number 1) Composed of cells

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 21 Aug 2019 00:15:39 No.10904598 Report

Quoted By: >>10904637

>>10904575
function takes precedence over form when dealing with living systems, this is very hard for people who are not well versed in biology to understand. from this misunderstanding one gets machinic interpretations of biological structures where it is entirely inappropriate.

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Anonymous Wed 21 Aug 2019 00:31:55 No.10904637 Report

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>>10904598
Explain

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Anonymous Wed 21 Aug 2019 05:46:13 No.10905155 Report

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>>10904575
Easiest to detect and determine

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Anonymous Wed 21 Aug 2019 05:58:55 No.10905177 Report

Quoted By: >>10905945

>>10904578
Well I consider viruses life.

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Anonymous Wed 21 Aug 2019 14:26:34 No.10905945 Report

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>>10905177
Virus is life to the same degree a program is a computer.

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