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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">T</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">ake a look at the book</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I> <FONT FACE="Calibri">What is Life</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> by Lynn Margulis</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> and Dorion Sagan. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/What-Is-Life-Lynn-Margulis/dp/0520220218"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Calibri">http://www.amazon.com/What-Is-Life-Lynn-Margulis/dp/0520220218</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">This is pretty darn clear on what life is</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">, from a biologist's perspective</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">An</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> issue for transhumanism concerns th</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">is thing called life and living</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> - the "now" of being</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> that we experience and its</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">possible</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">transmutation from</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri"> cell</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">to</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> code</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">-----Original Message-----<BR>
From: extropy-chat-bounces@lists.extropy.org [<A HREF="mailto:extropy-chat-bounces@lists.extropy.org">mailto:extropy-chat-bounces@lists.extropy.org</A>] On Behalf Of Tara Maya<BR>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">I don't even understand the meaning of the "meaning of life." Seriously. What does that even MEAN? </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Tara Maya</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">On Feb 18, 2014, at 10:45 AM, Ben <</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><A HREF="mailto:bbenzai@yahoo.com"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">bbenzai@yahoo.com</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">> wrote:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">> The meaning of life? That's easy.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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