From: Archimedes Plutonium on
As I said previously, I always go into these new adventures of
discovery with a gloomy
prospect of success, but I seem to always emerge with some sort of
victory.

To make mathematics precise and well-defined of finite-number versus
infinite-number, needs
only one small fantastic trick. Set down a boundary line where above
is infinity and below is
finite. Here we use Physics to set that boundary, because where
Physics ends, so does numbers and mathematics comes to an end. The
largest meaningful number in Physics is the Planck Unit where there no
longer is a Strong Nuclear Force to exist, and this is at nucleons
of 253, or 253! = 10^500. This is around element 100. There!! Well
done to make a well-defined, precision definition of finite number
versus infinite number.

Now what have I gotten into with a new adventure of trying to
precision, well-define Life versus
Nonlife? Admittedly a much tougher and harder thing to make precise.
However, there is a feature of the Atom Totality theory that places a
very sharp difference between what is living and what is nonliving. It
comes from the John Bell Inequality with the Experiments that proved
this inequality to be true, in other words, the Universe is run by
quantum mechanics, both for the small microworld or the largest of
macroworld. In order for the Cosmos to be having a Bell Inequality,
means the Cosmos must have a "control center" so that when signal A
clear across the Cosmos from signal B is changed causing A to change
instantly, needs a Cosmic control center, which is the Nucleus of the
Atom Totality. John Bell called this concept "superdeterminism".

To make a long story short.

To precision define Life from NonLife when the Cosmos is an Atom
Totality with a nucleus as
control center, then all life must act as to how the Nucleus forces
that plant or animal to act.
This is done by shooting photons or neutrinos into the brain of a
plant or animal, called the Brain Locus, which may consist of a single
atom. The shot photon then is received by the Brain Locus much like a
radio receives a signal from a broadcaster. The photon then tells the
living organism what actions are to be carried out.

So here we have a precision definition of what is Living and
Nonliving. A living entity has a brain locus receiving signals from
the Nucleus of the Atom Totality. A nonliving entity such as
a rock or cup of water just follows the laws and theories of physics
and has no brain locus of
incoming signals. A brain locus is the mind of an organism and all
living creatures from viruses
to trees to animals have a brain locus and thus a mind.

The brain locus is probably a single atom surrounded by other atoms
but the single atom is the
radio antennae of the mind and processes the shot photon or neutrino.

It is the reason that all animals need to sleep, as sleep is a
refocusing of the brain locus atom. Just like a radio needs to be
"tuned". So sleep is another word for "tuning the mind".

So that rocks and water and air have no need for a brain locus since
the natural laws of physics will superdetermine their position and
momentum at any given time. But as for
living creatures, to have them superdetermined, requires absolute
control over every thought
and action and response by the Atom Totality, and that is achieved via
a Brain Locus.

So the precision definition of Life or Living versus NonLife or
Nonliving, is that all life
has a brain-locus. All Nonliving things have no brain locus.

That is a very precise and well defined definition of what it means to
be living. It means, the
organism is in direct control by the Nucleus of an Atom Totality.

How about a tree seed? Is that living? Well it must have a brain-locus
to be living. Now if I cut
off a piece of my skin, it is alive but it has no brain locus and will
quickly become "dead matter". And a tree seed; is it like the cutoff
piece of skin or is it like an organism that has a brain and thus a
brain locus? Well, actually a seed like a virus needs alot of
instructions at all times. So a seed as well as a virus contain a
brain locus already in place, and receiving instructions from the
Nucleus of the Atom Totality such as when to germinate, or for the
virus, when to move one of its viral-appendages.

Now some may wonder how a tree thinks with its brain locus? And that
is a good question, but
keep in mind that a tree has to come to many decisions as to when to
start dropping leaves or
mount a counterresponse on fungus or insect pests.

So here I have found some success in a narrow well defined, precision
definition. Life, all life
has a brain locus, a radio receiver from instructions from the Nucleus
of the Atom Totality.

Now this would mean that the Atom Totality is a hierarchy above that
of living versus nonliving.
The Atom Totality is above life for it makes life possible.

In the next posts, let me compare the precision of finite versus
infinite as 10^500 with the idea that the precision of life versus
nonlife is a brain-locus. I do not know if there is any comparison to
make, other than both are sharp definitions. And let me drop the
newsgroup sci.fractals since it is no longer relevant.

Archimedes Plutonium
http://www.iw.net/~a_plutonium/
whole entire Universe is just one big atom
where dots of the electron-dot-cloud are galaxies