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What properties must something have in order to be considered to be living>?
Is there some simple property that an extraterrestrial entity would need to possess in order to be considered to be alive?
Consider the following thing. It has a component A that develops multiple components of type B. These B components are released and each eventually develops into a single A component. Would this item considered to be alive? If not, what more would be required?
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