(March 28, 2022 at 1:39 pm)Nay_Sayer Wrote:(March 28, 2022 at 1:36 pm)Angrboda Wrote: No, you simply deferred the problem. The problem being primarily one of defining what it means for something to be alive or dead. It's not a black or white alternative which yields to your attempted clarification.
If you're having issues with understanding if something is alive or dead try the 'poking it with a stick method'.
Maybe you shouldn't have used the term "clinically alive" if you had something more colloquial in mind. Might I suggest the Samuel Jackson school of English usage?