Biologist Lynn Margulis and others have pointed out that even a cell has lives in plural, as each cell is a historical marriage of at least three vestigial forms of bacteria.

• 生命与复杂交织。部件会死，但整体会成活。当系统自组织成更复杂的整体，它就加强了自己的生命。不是它的生命长度，而是它的生命力度。它拥有了更多生命力。