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Maybe the word “alive” cannot be rigorously defined in a way that agrees with our history and intuitions, and could be retired?
by trevyn 7y ago
Maybe the word “alive” cannot be rigorously defined in a way that agrees with our history and intuitions, and could be retired?
- monadic2 7y agoIt’s certainly a silly word to gatekeep.
- Fellshard 7y agoNot so much gatekeeping as rigorously defined, when speaking about it in scientific terms. Colloquial uses of words generally have a much lower barrier.
- oska 7y ago> and could be retired Unlikely. It's still a hugely useful word. I'd simply say that it's good we are being challenged to think deeper on what it means to be alive.