[colechristensen]

> In my mind, alive is a binary term.

Thought experiment: could you rigorously define and determine the nanosecond in which life begins and ends for a mammal?

How about a nanometer precise surface boundary between a single living organism and its nonliving environment?

[mtqwerty]

Thank you for responding to my incorrect take constructively. These were both good thought experiments and I concede, alive is definitely not a binary concept.

In your opinion, what organisms are intelligent?