life

"Life" distinguishes the fundamental and functional being from the dead. It's a state characterized by ability to metabolize and grow, react to stimuli, and to reproduce. A baseball is an inanimate object incapable of growth, void of metabolic processes, and therefore incapable of life. The dog fetching the baseball in his mouth is capable of all of the aforementioned characteristics, and is therefore alive, the term used for those who have "life."

Life is also the physical and mental experiences that make up the existence of an individual, one or more aspects of the process of living. Today my "life" consisted of talking politics at lunch with friends, working, and sleeping.

Life, the meaning of it and it's essence has been studied, and written about for ages. The purpose of life has been questioned for centuries. From Greek philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle, to global strategist theologians like Rick Warren, author of The Purpose Driven Life.

When did life begin, remains one of the big questions, yet unanswered, as do questions asking where did our life come from. Were we created or did we evolve, and when does human life begin?

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Original Technorati articles tagged “life”

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  Inspirational People: Luann Robinson Hull
  Luann Robinson Hull's book provides readers with a formula for joyful, happy living in all of the moments of now!
  by jimewood / on Sep 17, 2012
• in Lifestyle
  Giving Back by Music Despite Battling Cancer
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  by simplygreento / on Jul 17, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “life”

 

• 5 Cool and Innovative Clothes Hanger Designs

  
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  Clothes hanger probably are one of most common life objects. Except the material, they haven’t changed a lot since they were invented. You might never connect “cool” and “innovative” with hanger. Thanks to below creative designers who put some deep thoughts and give a new life to clothes hanger. There are so ...
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• Predicting the IQ of Future People

  
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  The resignation of Jason Richwine from the Heritage Foundation raised the profile of racist views about IQ. Expect new publicity soon for genetic claims about intelligence, as Chinese scientists try to find genes that affect intelligence. read more
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• God Gives

  
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  Filed under: Inspiring Tagged: Life, Love, Nature, Photos, quote
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• Len Boscarine withdraws from Burien City Council race

  
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  Longtime resident Len Boscarine withdrew his candidacy for Burien City Council, Position #5 – currently held by Rose Clark – on Monday, May 20. We have reached out to Mr. Boscarine for comment and hope to post his response if and when we receive it. “A candidate may withdraw by submitting a signed request ...
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• Shelli Park explains why she chose to not file to run for Burien City Council

  
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  Local Artist and Designer Shelli Park – who failed to meet Friday’s deadline to file – sent us the following explanation for why she has chosen not to run for Burien City Council: I want to thank those of you who have expressed support for my intention to run for Burien City Council. It is with regret that I ...
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• New Lawsuit Against Obamacare

  
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  National Review : Sam Kazman and Michael Carvin have a great Forbes op-ed about their new Obamacare lawsuit, which could invalidate key portions of the law in the 33 states that did not set-up state-based health-insurance exchanges. Essentially, the lawsuit alleges that the IRS illegally rewrote the Affordable Care ...
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• Family of Maria Stubbings call for inquiry into police failings

  
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  Relatives of domestic violence victim say her murder in 2008 by former boyfriend Marc Chivers must be catalyst for change The family of a woman strangled by her former boyfriend has called on the home secretary, Theresa May, to set up a Stephen Lawrence-style public inquiry to examine why victims of domestic violence ...
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• Sudoku 2,504 medium

  
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  Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9. For a helping hand call our solutions line on 09068 338 228. Calls cost 60p per minute at all times. Service supplied by ATS. Buy the next issue of the Guardian or subscribe to our Digital Edition to see the completed ...
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• Robert Kraft encourages graduates Suffolk life every day as a first … – BostInno (blog)

  
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• New York Magazine Looks At Space Visits Starting Later This Year

  
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  The latest issue of New York magazine talks about the New Mexico launching pad that opens up later this year where folks can spend about $200,000 to travel into space.  Read the full article HERE. We already told you about people filling out applications to live on MARS forever earlier this month.
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• Blue Ivy Carter Doesn’t Have Time For Those Rumors…

  
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  Cute pic of Blue Ivy Carter sitting in her directors chair for her moms Mrs. Carter Show world tour posted by Beyonce .
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• This wave changed his life

  
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  HUNTINGTON BEACH – Click click cli...Steven Huff snapped photos, rapid fire, from inside the barrel of a wave, hoping to capture that almost spiritual blend of early morning sun and glinting ocean water and indescribable energy.The location –...
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• Sudden infant death risk greater when parents share bed with babies

  
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  Bed-sharing newborns five times more likely to die suddenly than those who sleep in a cot, study shows The controversy over whether parents should share a bed with newborns has been reignited by research showing that babies who do are five times more likely to die suddenly than those who sleep in a cot. Ministers ...
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• Gallup: “In U.S., Record-High Say Gay, Lesbian Relations Morally OK”

  
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  Gallup : Their acceptance of gay and lesbian relations has increased the most, up 19 percentage points in the past 12 years -- to a record high of 59% today. Americans tolerance toward having a baby outside of marriage is also now much greater, up 15 points since 2001, to the current 60%.
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• Do Americans Really Care How Their Clothes Are Made?

  
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  Just two more months, the daughter promised her mother by telephone, then she’d be home for good. Making shirts in this packed metropolis of 12 million people, Sheuli Akhter, 20, made decent money — about $140 a month — by the impoverished standards of rural Bangladesh. But she missed the family benefiting from ...
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• Looks Like We Have an Early Vendetta

  
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  Vendetta Bocce Bar and Italian Restaurant is opening tonight, accepting walk-ins, according to Eater DC.
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• Ray Manzarek Dies; Founding Doors Member Was 74

  
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  Ray Manzarek, a legendary musician who co-founded The Doors along with Jim Morrison, died today in Germany after a battle with bile duct cancer. He was 74. The group’s official Facebook page announced the sad news, confirming that Manzarek’s wife and two brothers were by his side at the RoMed Clinic when ...
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• Gay marriage bill survives after Ed Miliband votes against amendment

  
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  Labour leader votes against amendment extending civil partnerships to heterosexual couples after appeal by Tory whips The gay marriage bill has been saved after Ed Miliband agreed at the last minute to vote against an amendment to extend civil partnerships to heterosexual couples that had prompted government warnings ...
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• Va. GOP lieutenant governor nominee under fire for comments on abortion, homosexuality

  
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  Washington Times : But by Monday, Mr. Jackson, the first black candidate Republicans have chosen to run statewide since 1988, was being slammed by critics for statements he’s made in the past likening Planned Parenthood to the Ku Klux Klan and that gays and lesbians are “very sick people psychologically, mentally, ...
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• Dems look to crack down on anti-abortion ‘crisis pregnancy centers’

  
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  The Hill : The legislation is aimed at crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs), which are clinics often set up by a church or other anti-abortion groups. Democrats in Congress and other pro-abortion groups say these clinics are known to indicate they can perform abortions in order to attract pregnant women patients, and then ...
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