05-15-2012, 12:22 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-15-2012, 12:27 PM by Tenet Nosce.)
I will offer one additional thought here merely as a suggestion. Rather than starting with one's opinion about how things "should" or "shouldn't" be and working backwards from a pre-judged conclusion, how about starting with the seeking of greater understanding of how things actually ARE, and how they came to be this way?
In this particular context, I would recommend picking up a basic biology textbook. They can be found quite cheaply in a used bookstore, or online. Some online textbooks are even free. Then, study up on the most basic of physical lifeforms- such as bacteria, algae, and protozoa.
Seek to understand how these different kinds of organisms function on a biochemical basis. Specifically- investigate how it is / how it came to be that certain molecules which support life in one organism are toxic or lethal to another organism.
Then ask oneself the question- would it be possible for physical lifeforms to exist such that the natural biological functions of each only served to support the biological function of the others?
TN out.
In this particular context, I would recommend picking up a basic biology textbook. They can be found quite cheaply in a used bookstore, or online. Some online textbooks are even free. Then, study up on the most basic of physical lifeforms- such as bacteria, algae, and protozoa.
Seek to understand how these different kinds of organisms function on a biochemical basis. Specifically- investigate how it is / how it came to be that certain molecules which support life in one organism are toxic or lethal to another organism.
Then ask oneself the question- would it be possible for physical lifeforms to exist such that the natural biological functions of each only served to support the biological function of the others?
TN out.