Mr O,

The fact that sociolcultural evolution has generally
meant secularization in the past does not mean that
this must necessarily be so now and in the future.

What we've seen in part has been a growing religious
diversity reflecting increasing individualism and
diversity of our societies. Particularly in times of
uncertainty and rapid social change, people often
look back as they have done in the past to religious
values to stabilize and revitalize their culture.

We have seen - that the need for religion has
reasserted itself most powerfully in precisely those
societies that have become the most industrialized, and
materialistic.

For many years, it was widely felt that as science
progressively provided rational explanations for the
mysteries of the universe, religion would have less and
less of a role to play and would even totally disappear
unmasked as nothing more than superstition.

But there are gaps in our understanding that science
can never fill. On the ultimate important questions -
of the meaning and purpose of life and the nature of
morality.

Few people of modern societies would utterly deny the
possibility of some higher power in the universe, some
supernatural, transcendental realm that lies beyond the
boundaries of ordinary experience, and in this
fundamental sense religion is probably here to stay.

Foxy,

All you have just said is that some people have a scientific view of the world and some have a religious view of the world. We already know that.

The question I am pursuing is What is Life the entity? Is there a common characteristic that is shared by all Life? I'm saying all life forms are feeders. Can you think of anything other than that?

Mr, O! Wrong again! The opposite of religion is not science but atheism. Science gives religion support, that there is order and moral law in the universe. That you prefer to see everything as random chaos and chance is not a scientific view of reality; because religion sees order and design.

Josephus,

You forgot to add your usual half a page of quotes from the Bible. You don't want people to get the idea that you cannot think for yourself, do you?

Mr O,

Speaking from a biological point of view - "Life
is an entity with the ability to adapt to its environment."

The following link explains further:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/vchamary/2019/03/27/what-is-life/#74974c021c77

//water fills the Universe//

Nope.

//What is its purpose?

I think it is a FEEDER.//

That's not a purpose.

//All life whether microbes, plants, human, etc., seems to do is spend its time feeding.//

Yeah, I dunno about you but I do a lot more with my time than shovel food into my mouth every waking hour of the day. I'm guessing you drive a mobility scooter, Mr Obese.