Asking a biologist to define 'life' is a bit like looking-up the word 'definition' in a dictionary — it's as if you're questioning their very existence. Biologists like myself don't agree on what life ...

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The question concerning the meaning of life should not be taken as unanswerable. It has a reasonable answer and one that should satisfy even skeptics. People often find themselves in a situation where ...

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Think of the things that have the most profound influence on life and how little control we have over them. We didn’t choose our parents; we didn’t sit down with God and say, “I’ll take those two!” We ...