what is life exactly?

burnzey boi · 10-10-2004, 08:49 AM

have you ever had one weird experience where how it all started? ever wondered y we are the most inteligent creatures on earth? if you have something post it! i need it for my year 8 science homework and i need your help. it can be anything whacky or crazy but i need it before next tuesday.
Your thnx
burnz

Bozos of Bones · 10-10-2004, 08:57 AM

In my deeply intelligent and deeply drunk friend's words: "Life is.. life. Get it?"
My point of view is purely scientistic. Evolution, mr. Anderson... A chain of events that led to us being the most advanced form of life on the planet.

Hivetyrant · 10-10-2004, 08:59 AM

I was actually talking about this today with my dad, this is a very tricky subject, but I think you need to expand on your question. All I can say so far is Yes I have wondered.

Do you want to know what I think? How complex should I answer? Becuase I have alot of views on this subject.

burnzey boi · 10-10-2004, 09:07 AM

YES! go wild on the subject it dosn't matter what it could be! my example: aliens came down to earth and mated with humans making them increadibly smart. complex or stupid either way i would get marks and this would turn out to be a very weird convo but hell it'll be funny

like i said, go wild!

daan · 10-10-2004, 09:18 AM

We're life's energizer bunny. We're the fuel that lasts and reproduces in such quantities that we'll keep lasting.

Imagine that there was 'nothing' in the beginning. If there's nothing, dimensions such as latitude, height and even time are meaningless and impossible to seperate from eachother. Nothing chances, nothing's distinguishable ( ehr,.. is that a word ? ). In other words: time etc. doesnt exist.
However, as soon as you put a point into that whole lot of 'nothing', suddenly all sorts of dimensions spring to life. We've got a starting point from which to measure distance, height .. change introduces the passing of time.

But the only way to have all that, is for someone to observe there -is- something. As the quantum-theory has already proven that 'measuring' or 'seeing' something defines its state ( Schrodinger's cat -experiment ), you could say we are the things that keep life alive. We define the world around us, our consciousness shapes the world and allowes for dimensions.

So either life is the universe's fuel, or I'm just being very egocentric in thinking that everything evolves around us [img]tongue.gif[/img]
Either way, it makes for an original story.

Sigmar · 10-10-2004, 04:53 PM

...it's an anticlimax.

We're random genetic offshoots like the ants you see milling around on the ground minding their own buisness, the only significant difference between us and them is that we ask "why?".

[ 10-10-2004, 04:54 PM: Message edited by: Sigmar ]

Dron_Cah · 10-10-2004, 04:58 PM

Yes, I had wondered. Then I found this cool thing called the "Book of Genesis." I'm not going to say anything else, as there is still the moratorium on religous discussions. (and probably always will be, lol.)

Anyways, that pretty much covers my answer. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Illumina Drathiran'ar · 10-10-2004, 05:04 PM

Forty-two.

Bozos of Bones · 10-10-2004, 05:07 PM

I see someone's done her reading [img]smile.gif[/img]

Sigmar · 10-10-2004, 05:09 PM

*reads Illumina Drathiran'ar's post*

*starts methodically loading shotgun*

...I'm sure I've heard that particular quote more than 42 times in my life.

10-10-2004, 08:49 AM	#1
burnzey boi Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: September 14, 2004 Location: Western Australia Age: 33 Posts: 800	have you ever had one weird experience where how it all started? ever wondered y we are the most inteligent creatures on earth? if you have something post it! i need it for my year 8 science homework and i need your help. it can be anything whacky or crazy but i need it before next tuesday. Your thnx burnz __________________ burnzey - The Australian kiss, like a French kiss, but down under (Main)Undead Mage - 70, Orc Warrior - 70, Blood Elf Paladin - 70, Orc Shaman - 70, Troll Rogue - 70, Orc Hunter - 65, UD Warlock 61, BE Priest 60, Tauren Drood - 60 OM NOM NOM NOM

10-10-2004, 08:57 AM	#2
Bozos of Bones Apophis Join Date: July 29, 2003 Location: The Underdark cavern of Zagreb Age: 37 Posts: 4,679	In my deeply intelligent and deeply drunk friend's words: "Life is.. life. Get it?" My point of view is purely scientistic. Evolution, mr. Anderson... A chain of events that led to us being the most advanced form of life on the planet. __________________ MAKE LOVE, NOT SPAM!

10-10-2004, 09:07 AM	#4
burnzey boi Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: September 14, 2004 Location: Western Australia Age: 33 Posts: 800	YES! go wild on the subject it dosn't matter what it could be! my example: aliens came down to earth and mated with humans making them increadibly smart. complex or stupid either way i would get marks and this would turn out to be a very weird convo but hell it'll be funny like i said, go wild! __________________ burnzey - The Australian kiss, like a French kiss, but down under (Main)Undead Mage - 70, Orc Warrior - 70, Blood Elf Paladin - 70, Orc Shaman - 70, Troll Rogue - 70, Orc Hunter - 65, UD Warlock 61, BE Priest 60, Tauren Drood - 60 OM NOM NOM NOM

10-10-2004, 09:18 AM	#5
daan Silver Dragon Join Date: August 25, 2001 Location: - Age: 38 Posts: 1,644	We're life's energizer bunny. We're the fuel that lasts and reproduces in such quantities that we'll keep lasting. Imagine that there was 'nothing' in the beginning. If there's nothing, dimensions such as latitude, height and even time are meaningless and impossible to seperate from eachother. Nothing chances, nothing's distinguishable ( ehr,.. is that a word ? ). In other words: time etc. doesnt exist. However, as soon as you put a point into that whole lot of 'nothing', suddenly all sorts of dimensions spring to life. We've got a starting point from which to measure distance, height .. change introduces the passing of time. But the only way to have all that, is for someone to observe there -is- something. As the quantum-theory has already proven that 'measuring' or 'seeing' something defines its state ( Schrodinger's cat -experiment ), you could say we are the things that keep life alive. We define the world around us, our consciousness shapes the world and allowes for dimensions. So either life is the universe's fuel, or I'm just being very egocentric in thinking that everything evolves around us [img]tongue.gif[/img] Either way, it makes for an original story. __________________ <strong> Odi et Amo. Quare id faciam facisse requires ? Nescio, sed fieri sentio et excrucior </strong><br /><br /><strong> Amantem cogit amare magis, sed bene velle minus </strong>

10-10-2004, 05:04 PM	#8
Illumina Drathiran'ar Apophis Join Date: July 10, 2002 Location: I can see the Manhattan skyline from my window. Age: 38 Posts: 4,673	Forty-two. __________________ http://cavestory.org PLAY THIS GAME. Seriously. http://xkcd.com/386/ http://www.xkcd.com/406/ My heart is like my coffee. Black, bitter, icy, and with a straw.

10-10-2004, 08:59 AM	#3
Hivetyrant Jack Burton Join Date: August 24, 2002 Location: Aussie now in the US of A! Age: 37 Posts: 5,403	I was actually talking about this today with my dad, this is a very tricky subject, but I think you need to expand on your question. All I can say so far is Yes I have wondered. Do you want to know what I think? How complex should I answer? Becuase I have alot of views on this subject.

10-10-2004, 04:53 PM	#6
Sigmar Unicorn Join Date: May 17, 2001 Location: N/a Posts: 4,222	...it's an anticlimax. We're random genetic offshoots like the ants you see milling around on the ground minding their own buisness, the only significant difference between us and them is that we ask "why?". [ 10-10-2004, 04:54 PM: Message edited by: Sigmar ]

10-10-2004, 04:58 PM	#7
Dron_Cah Horus - Egyptian Sky God Join Date: March 2, 2003 Location: Kentucky Age: 37 Posts: 2,637	Yes, I had wondered. Then I found this cool thing called the "Book of Genesis." I'm not going to say anything else, as there is still the moratorium on religous discussions. (and probably always will be, lol.) Anyways, that pretty much covers my answer. [img]smile.gif[/img]

10-10-2004, 05:07 PM	#9
Bozos of Bones Apophis Join Date: July 29, 2003 Location: The Underdark cavern of Zagreb Age: 37 Posts: 4,679	I see someone's done her reading [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ MAKE LOVE, NOT SPAM!

10-10-2004, 05:09 PM	#10
Sigmar Unicorn Join Date: May 17, 2001 Location: N/a Posts: 4,222	reads Illumina Drathiran'ar's post starts methodically loading shotgun ...I'm sure I've heard that particular quote more than 42 times in my life.

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