Week 6-The Nature of Life

1) I'm not sure i can make a distinction between systems that are living and/or non living. I can easily make a distinction between conscious and non conscious systems. (or at least consciousness being what we know it to be). I dont feel there is anything in the universe that isn't living. When we look at the earth, or a mountain, we say its not living cause its just rocks and dirt. But it is alive. it moves, changes, grows, shrinks, etc. it just does it at its own pace. And it is just as much alive as the plants and animals that live on it. The question than become "where do you draw the line between a animal for example and the environment it lives in? does the physical barrier that is skin become the border between something that is living and something that isn't?". The environment that an animal lives in is just as much a part of its living system as the blood that flows through its veins. There really is no boundary.

2) I don't feel that the use of tool is some sort of proof that humans evolved from apes. I just feel it is another example of how a creature uses its consciousness. I find it impressive but not surprising. Everything in the universe is moving in a direction, maybe that's an evolution or maybe its a devolution. Either way it doesn't matter. Its all movement and its all life and it will continue on its cyclical course as it always has.

3) Its a good thing that people are beginning to respect Chinese medicine from a western perspective. It is possibly a way to get people more in touch with universal laws. Its just funny the slow path it is taking to get people back to things that are natural. In the end, we play the western game for and eastern means.