So, Thunder, life has no absolutes. "Life is defined within the classification characteristics assigned to that classification." So there is no clear boundary between life and nonlife, but you keep harping on how the importance of knowing how the first life started. Life has different characteristics in different assemblages of chemicals, but you still want us to define the cause of the origins of life? This is getting better all the time. Do you know how viruses are classified? They are not included in any classification system of living organisms. Do you know how viruses work?
