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I like the idea that cells,

Submitted by Ruth Goodlaxson on Mon, 12/10/2007 - 10:10am.
I like the idea that cells, which all have the characteristics of being alive, compose a being that is maybe "more" alive. But I think this raises an interesting question of whether or not a person is alive. Do their brain cells have to be alive for them to be considered truly "living?" Or is there some other characteristic by which we should judge human aliveness?

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