¨¨¨¨#¨#¨¨¨                                          ¨##¨#¨##¨¨
¨¨¨##¨#¨¨¨                                          ¨¨#¨#¨¨#¨¨
¨¨#¨#¨#¨¨#                                          ¨##¨#¨##¨¨
¨##¨#¨#¨##                                          ¨¨#¨#¨¨#¨¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨¨#                                          ¨##¨#¨##¨¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨##                  ~~$@~~                  ¨¨#¨#¨¨#¨#
#¨#¨#¨#¨¨#                ~~$    $~~                ¨##¨#¨##¨¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨##              ~~$  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                     ¨¨#¨#¨¨#¨#
#¨#¨#¨#¨¨#                                          ¨##¨#¨##¨¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨##                                          ¨¨#¨#¨¨#¨#
#¨#¨#¨#¨¨#                                          ¨##¨#¨##¨¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨##                                          ¨¨#¨#¨¨#¨#
#¨#¨#¨#¨¨#                                          ¨##¨#¨##¨¨