The classic thought experiment in this vein being: Is fire alive?
Fire meets many of the criteria commonly cited for qualifying as life. It requires oxygen, just like us. It “eats,” consuming fuel. In so doing it also “reproduces,” creating more fire. In a narrow sense, fire can also “evolve” into slightly different forms in response to its environment, buy consuming different fuels.
The classic thought experiment in this vein being: Is fire alive?
Fire meets many of the criteria commonly cited for qualifying as life. It requires oxygen, just like us. It “eats,” consuming fuel. In so doing it also “reproduces,” creating more fire. In a narrow sense, fire can also “evolve” into slightly different forms in response to its environment, buy consuming different fuels.