"If biology must close its eyes to the defining characteristic of life , such biology is not science . It is a creation myth for materialists ."
"Well , it does n't , so it is n't . Biology is well aware that many things have volition , and there are whole branches of biology dedicated to studying it . Animal behavior they call it . However , biology does n't not pretend that every living thing has volition ."
"If biology must close its eyes to the defining characteristic of life"
"Well , it does n't , so it is n't"