is the earth alive??

Answer 1

Everything is alive. Everything when driven down to the smallest particle matter. All matter is made of atoms. Even so-called inanimate matter, such as earth and rocks. Atoms are alive and move and vibrate. They simply vibrate much more slowly than animate matter, such as humans or animals. Everything has life, even if we can't see it with the naked eye. Look under a powerful microscope and see the atoms moving. They are alive. Life is all around us.

Answer 2

I guess it would depend on what your definition of "Alive" is. What makes things alive, the ability to grow and change (the Earth does that, fire does that too...), the ability to reproduce (many people lack this ability - does that mean they aren't alive? some robots have this ability - are they alive?), the ability to think / having a brain (we don't know if the earth has this, but plants don't have brains and you would be hard pressed to say they weren't alive).

To me, I will go with my gut instinct. The Earth is alive to me and it deserves respect and nurturing. It takes care of us and we need to take care of it.

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

"Alive" has more than one meaning:
1. Having life; living. See Synonyms at living.
2. In existence or operation; active: keep your hopes alive.
3. Full of living or moving things; abounding: a pool alive with trout.
4. Full of activity or animation; lively: a face alive with mischief.

So by the more poetic meanings, it is 'alive with life'.

But is it 'living' as in 'having its own life'?

a. The property or quality that distinguishes living organisms from dead organisms and inanimate matter, manifested in functions such as metabolism, growth, reproduction, and response to stimuli or adaptation to the environment originating from within the organism.
b. The characteristic state or condition of a living organism.

So unless you really stretch the meaning, no it doesn't have life in itself, so it isn't alive. (It doesn't reproduce with other planets, for instance).

Answer 4

i think yes..,cause more old. This earth seem like controlling this universe, cause it like know what its move, and guard all human, animal, plant, etc. If it sick there come earthquake, storm or anything like that. The earth is alive go to the future with us, we have connect and relationship with earth and then together with earth we connected with this universe..

Answer 5

mother earth is truly alive and suffering because of mans greed and destruction .maybe this is why she is acting the way she is through all the storms over the world .its pay back time and god help us all.

Answer 6

the things growing on the earth, but molten lava and rack r technically not alive

Answer 7

The planet is not a living organism. It does, however, host a multitude of other living species.

Answer 8

Very tough ques..." With birds, humans & animals it is alive, Without them it is dead".

Answer 9

This question does not yet have an answer as we do not yet posses a definitive definition on what constitutes life.

Answer 10

Earth itself is not a living thing.but here is life on it