Living vs Non-living and Existence of a Third Category

Authors: Pandey DK*

Volume 3, Issue 1

Abstract

Scientific knowledge has led us to believe that the gap between the living and the non-living world is indisputable and no inbetween category exists. However, naturally growing minerals cannot be ignored, therefore a third category of entities, between the living and the non-living, that may be called “para-living”, has been proposed. This ‘missing link’ (the third category) provides us with the exact observation on entities that grow during their formation. Further, it is an accepted fact that nothing in the natural world is formed without once having been derived from naturally growing matter. “Para-living” would refer to natural minerals that grow during their formation and undergo changes in their form, size, chemical composition, and internal structures depending upon various environmental parameters. Nomenclature and categorisation of certain phenomena such as these, not only helps to further scientific advances, but also provides a sharper focus and perspective.

Keywords: Para-Living; Crystallization; Anthropogenical Deterioration

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