It seems the reason why the boundary between life and non-life is unclear is because life is somehow inherent in even the most inert seeming substance.
I mean, look how crystals naturally form. They are not thought of as alive, and yet they exhibit the character of life which is organised growth.
With more complex forms, like viruses, it is not clear whether they are alive or not.
After all, they do not reproduce themselves, but instead program living cells to do it for them.
It seems irrational for life to appear from non-life, but this may be because there is actually no such thing as non-life, rather just the appearance of it.
Perhaps all matter is alive with living consciousness, as the mystics tell us.
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