Is light conscious?

Question

I don't know if any of you are familar with the television series Joan of Arcadia, but as I was watching it tonight, 'God' kept referring to light as a consious being... as if it were alive. After turning of my tv set, I asked my brother to explain this theory to me, but he could not so I pose this quandry to you all...

What is the scientific argument for light being alive/conscious?

(and to all who will scoff> I am aware of the fact that light doesn't breath, consume energy, or create it... I am aware of the qualifications for something to be 'alive'.... that is why I posed the question.. I didn't understand how something as inanimate as l ight oculd be considered conscious)

Answer 1

It's actually the other way around. The Bible speaks of God as light. It's a metaphor. It speaks of truth and righteousness as opposed to deceit and sin (darkness). The personal references to light are to God, the object of the metaphor.

Here in the science section, if you speak of light as electromagnetic radiation, no, it is not alive or conscious.

Answer 2

I do not think that light could be considered "conscious or living" becuase it does not meet several of the qualifications to be considered alive.
-To be considered alive, somthing must:
1)be composed of one or more cells; light is not
2)must exhibit characteristics of growth.
3)must be able to adapt over time in response to the environment.
4) must be able to reproduce.

I am sure there are more, these are just the ones that jumped out at me. As far as I know, these should rule out the possibility of light being "alive" by our current definition of the word.