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		MagicMoonlight on Dec 29, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Particle Life There was no death for the original life. Rotting is caused by living organisms. Being eaten is caused by living organisms. Disease is caused by living organisms. They could not die until death evolved. They could be physically destroyed but that’s not that likely.

Buttons840 on Dec 29, 2023 [–]

Interesting thought. But how could death evolve when death is a prerequisite for evolution? I suppose death is a "soft" prerequisite.

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