There is NO difference between the behavior of a bacteria and of a cell phone on any fundamental topic except perhaps reproduction and that's easily added to their code. Signal transduction occurs. Power is consumed and replenished. It has a myriad of sensory inputs from a microphone to cameras and touch screens and accelerometers etc.. It processes these signals and causes conformational changes of internal components... It seeks out nearby electronic systems (towers) to pair with... It has memory storage and access functions.. etc..
What the hell is the difference between a cell phone and "life"? What the heck is going to be the thing that we "Create" in the lab that you will call "life" versus non-life? Does it have to be all the way up at some level of consciousness of self like we have?
Most creationists in this manner simply define life such that it can't be created in a lab. Why must we be constrained to the thermodynamics of carbon compounds? Why can't we utilize the quantum mechanical properties of silicon?
All of the behaviors of the system are IDENTICAL. The material substrate is a bit different.
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