Re: Can viruses be killed?

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Just because scientifically they are not recognized as being alive. Doesn't mean they are not.

Science has changed many many many times throughout history. Just because something is assumed to be scientifically proven today. Does not mean the mechanism to change that hypothesis cannot be found tomorrow.

They very well could be considered to be alive once a mechanism is found to prove this..

Maybe our knowledge is not advanced enough yet to realize this...
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I agree. The scientists interpretation of things/events/results is their interpretation depending on their understanding and their perception of the world. It is not necessarily the truth.

Also consider that many organims/entities evolve depending on their environment so even if we manage to understand the components and the functionning of an organism/entity, it may change over time and not impact the same things and be affected by the same things than in the past.