Why would it be binary? Few natural things are. E.g., living/non-living is an obvious binary that turns out to not be so clear once you look at the details. E.g

Why would it be binary? Few natural things are. E.g., living/non-living is an obvious binary that turns out to not be so clear once you look at the details. E.g., whether viruses are alive. Ditto all of the theories about life's origins: https://www.quantamagazine.org/a-biochemists-view-of-lifes-origin-reframes-cancer-and-aging-20220808/ https://www.quantamagazine.org/a-biochemists-view-of-lifes-o...