Thunder, If it is a simple grade school science question, then why can you not give an answer in scientific terms? Do you know how viruses work? That is at least a middle school question that you seem unable to answer.
I would say that the definitions of life are not what is in dispute among reasonably intelligent discussion. If the difference between life and matter mystifies you, you ought to be doing more study on your own before entering into a discussion of this nature.
The longer you dialogue the more evident you make it that you are throwing up smoke and mirrors to cloud over the the fact that you cannot explain how life can evolve from matter. If you cannot understand the difference between the two you need more help then what I can give--as you have chosen to be willfully ignorant. Scientists use those terms all the time.
