>I learned other definitions of life.
>In general I don't like to bitch about words, but if you define life as
>that 
>which utilizes constant forced energy in novel ways..... that is too far
>
>apart from what I learned.

YES YES YES. Finally it dawns that this is a completely new paradigm in looking
at life.
FInally!!!!!!!!!!!

And point by point I can show you why it is the only way that will work.

>You are already talking about selection, implying that selfreplication is
>
>already in place.
>So now tell me: Where did they come from, those molecules?

That's why I have invented some new term to deal with this pre replication
period.

1. sun selection - the only moleucles that survive are those that are not
burned up.

>"heat forces some monomers to act in a way that tears them apart in ways
>
>that leads to replication."
>
>Is that a convincing explanation?

Well its better than this
in a million years 1. a fluke replicator arose and 2. without being anyway
adapted to its environment continued to exist.
Two impossible events.
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