[cossatot]

Life isn't a constituent part of the Earth. It's a coating.

[Razengan]

That statement is such a gross oversimplification of a tiny fraction of the whole picture.

Life permeates deep into Earth and even influences its geology:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kola_Superdeep_Borehole#Resear...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum