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> Pretty sure anyone who knows anything about viruses would say they are alive Whilst I don't doubt that, viruses don't abide by typical definitions of life th
by ndsipa_pomu 2y ago
> Pretty sure anyone who knows anything about viruses would say they are alive
Whilst I don't doubt that, viruses don't abide by typical definitions of life that would include self-replication. Obviously, they do replicate, but not by themselves.
- btilly 2y agoMen like me also don't replicate by ourselves. Does that mean that we are not alive?
- ndsipa_pomu 2y agoHumans though, can create more humans, but viruses can't create more viruses without using the machinery within a cell that it compromises.
- Izkata 2y agoI thought "has a metabolism" (consumes food and produces waste) was the one viruses didn't fit with.
- ndsipa_pomu 2y agoThat as well. They also don't respond to their environment.