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You're doing a generalization without looking at the vid... why not look?

• ceejayoz 6y ago
  I did. As a kid, I had these: https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Capsules-various-themes-package/dp/B000096R2E https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Capsules-various-themes-package... They moved, grew and changed shape when put in water, too. That doesn't make them alive. Or this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGPfSSUlReM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGPfSSUlReM A thin strand of material moving around when put in water is not at all surprising to me.
  • Igelau 6y ago
    > They moved, grew and changed shape when put in water, too. That doesn't make them alive. Or they were alive and part of a shadow operation to deploy an army of plasticky animals into homes.
  • pyinstallwoes 6y ago
    So a cell isn't alive? It moves in a stream of water and other stuff(s). I guess not that surprising.
    • ceejayoz 6y ago
      A cell is alive. Some things move because they're alive. Some living things don't move. Some non-living things move, too. Movement is not conclusive evidence of life. These videos - setting aside the legitimacy of 4chan for a moment - demonstrate "if you put the fiber in water, it moves", not "these fibers are alive".
      • pyinstallwoes 6y ago
        Well, given that there exists no formal definition of life then that's just like, your opinion, man. I say that in jest, but, it has merit. Any definition you try will be contested, even in academia.