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Old 11-March-2008, 08:10 PM
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But do you consider the earth's biosphere to be a closed system?
Never said it was or wasn't. I said life incorporates common materials. That doesn't mean common materials equal life.

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Is handedness in life on earth a result or a cause?
I don't know, but given it seems to define life as we know it I still find it curious "there's nothing to suggest."
Er, no, it doesn't. It defines common organic molecules, some of which are used in living organisms. And many of which are not.
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