Quote Originally Posted by CoccoBill View Post
That was sort my point exactly, any distinction we can muster up for organic vs inorganic compounds is largely arbitrary. A cell that can multiply is where "life" starts and you could say the rest, up to human intelligence, is just extra features that make replicating more effective. We don't know how life and non-life differ fundamentally or if they do at all, maybe it's more up to our perspective and lack of objectivity regarding the issue, our need to think we surely must be a lot more special than a rock.
For whom are you speaking? I formally exclude myself from that group.

It seems your deeper point is that there are questions that physics can't answer. As I have already stated such multiple times in this thread, I certainly agree. Physics is ill-equipped to answer questions with non-measurable answers.

If you show me how to measure "life" then I can tell you if something has it and how much. Maybe a biologist could clear this up a bit. Until then, it's up to psychology, religion, and philosophy to debate.

Please feel free to start your own thread or PM me if you wish to "make a point" about something you read here. Please help me keep this thread a Q & A with a minimal amount of opinion based content. Thanks!