&¨&¨&¨&¨¨&                                          &¨&&&&¨&&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨                                          &¨¨&&&¨¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨                                          &¨&¨&&¨&&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨                                          &¨&¨¨&¨¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨                                          &¨&¨&&¨&&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨                  ==$#==                  &¨&¨¨&¨¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨                ==$    $==                &¨&¨&&¨&&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨              ==$  life  $==              &¨&¨¨&¨¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨                ==$    $==                &¨&¨&&¨&&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨                  ==#$==                  &¨&¨¨&¨¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨                                          &¨&¨&&¨&&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ = =  $ a multitude of definitions  $ = = &¨&¨¨&¨¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ =   $   does   not   help.    we   $   = &¨&¨&&¨&&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ $     can     say     "life     is     $ &¨&¨¨&¨¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ =   $   what   we    are,   and    $   = &¨&¨&&¨&&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ =  =  $  what  things  like  us  $  =  = &¨&¨¨&¨¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ =   $   are",   but   then   we   $    = &¨&¨&&¨&&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ $    must    also    define    what    $ &¨&¨¨&¨¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ =  $  "things  like  us"  actually  $  = &¨&¨&&¨&&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ =  =  $  entails,  how  it  should $ = = &¨&¨¨&¨¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ =   $   be   measured,   who   or   $  = &¨&¨&&¨&&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ $    what    is     the    arbiter,    $ &¨&¨¨&¨¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ =   $  and   so  instead   there   $   = &¨&¨&&¨&&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ =   =   $   is   this    internationally &¨&¨¨&¨¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ sanctioned      list     $      =      = &¨&¨&&¨&&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ =  =  =  =  $  of  criteria  $  =  = = = &¨&¨¨&¨¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨                                          &¨&¨&&¨&&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ - life must produce or consume milk      &¨&¨¨&¨¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ - life must have a beginning and an end  &¨&¨&&¨&&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ - life can have dreams and can interact  &¨&¨¨&¨¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ - life can steal                         &¨&¨&&¨&&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ - life can be cursed                     &¨&¨¨&¨¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨                                          &¨&¨&&¨&&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨                                          &¨&¨¨&¨¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨                                          &¨&¨&&¨&&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨                                          &¨&¨¨&¨¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨                                          &¨&¨&&¨&&¨