Is a House the Same As a Lake?

[SalixIncendium]

It has been suggested that a house is no different than a lake, in that they both are places that they both host life.

With regard to our ecosystem, are there any differences between a house and a lake? If yes, what are those differences?

 

[Eddi]

It has been suggested that a house is no different than a lake, in that they both are places that they both host life.

With regard to our ecosystem, are there any differences between a house and a lake? If yes, what are those differences?

A lake with no life = a lake
A lake with life = a lake

A house with no life = a house
A house with life = a house

Houses and lakes are therefore pretty much the same

 

[SalixIncendium]

A lake with no life = a lake
A lake with life = a lake

A house with no life = a house
A house with life = a house

Houses and lakes are therefore pretty much the same

Water in a lake evaporates and is part of the water cycle. A lake supports life for plants that feed fish and insects who in turn feed birds and mammals and is part of the food cycle.

How is a house part of the water and/or food cycle?

 

[Eddi]

How is a house part of the water and/or food cycle?

A lake isn't a part of any food cycle, it is merely the place where an ecosystem/food cycle exists

All a lake is is a hole that is full of water

And the fact that a lake is a body of water is not a relevant difference between it and a house

They are both places that life forms call home

 

[rocala]

With regard to our ecosystem, are there any differences between a house and a lake? If yes, what are those differences?

I would say that the most obvious is that lakes occur in nature, houses do not.

 

[Eddi]

I would say that the most obvious is that lakes occur in nature, houses do not.

Some lakes are artificial

Hollingworth Lake - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Stevicus]

It has been suggested that a house is no different than a lake, in that they both are places that they both host life.

With regard to our ecosystem, are there any differences between a house and a lake? If yes, what are those differences?

I don't know what the context of this might be, but a house can accommodate various forms of life, especially if it's abandoned or untended by humans. Insects and birds might be able to make a home in there. Perhaps feral cats or some other form of wildlife.

Water in a lake evaporates and is part of the water cycle. A lake supports life for plants that feed fish and insects who in turn feed birds and mammals and is part of the food cycle.

How is a house part of the water and/or food cycle?

A house with fixed plumbing might fit the bill. It draws in water from local water sources and then, solid and liquid waste are then returned to the sewage system. The raw sewage is then treated and possibly recycled or made into effluent (for watering plants, but not drinkable). I don't spend much time in sewers, but there must be some life down there. Homeowners might put up bird feeders in their yard, so that adds to the food cycle, as well as discarded food in the garbage which animals might rustle through to find something edible.

 

[SalixIncendium]

A lake isn't a part of any food cycle, it is merely the place where an ecosystem/food cycle exists

For this argument to hold water (pun intended), living in a house, you should never have to get food from an external source such as grocery or a restaurant. Can you live in your house without obtaining food from an external source?

All a lake is is a hole that is full of water

And the fact that a lake is a body of water is not a relevant difference between it and a house

They are both places that life forms call home

I'm not seeing your explanation on how a house is part of the water cycle.

 

[ChristineM]

It has been suggested that a house is no different than a lake, in that they both are places that they both host life.

With regard to our ecosystem, are there any differences between a house and a lake? If yes, what are those differences?

I would say lake is more akin to a district than a single house.

 

[Eddi]

I'm not seeing your explanation on how a house is part of the water cycle.

Water goes into the house from the mains and out of it through the sewer

The water cycle passes through houses therefore they are a part of it

For this argument to hold water (pun intended), living in a house, you should never have to get food from an external source such as grocery or a restaurant. Can you live in your house without obtaining food from an external source?

A house is a part of a wider system and the same goes for a lake

Lakes don't exist in isolation, in a vacuum, they are not at all self contained

 

[Stevicus]

For this argument to hold water (pun intended), living in a house, you should never have to get food from an external source such as grocery or a restaurant. Can you live in your house without obtaining food from an external source?

You can, if it's a farmhouse on a working farm.

 

[Valjean]

A few shared features do not render things identical.
Look for shared definitive features.

 

[We Never Know]

It has been suggested that a house is no different than a lake, in that they both are places that they both host life.

With regard to our ecosystem, are there any differences between a house and a lake? If yes, what are those differences?

A house in a sense is a man made cave.
It harbors life in it, around it and under it.

 

[SalixIncendium]

Water goes into the house from the mains and out of it through the sewer

The water cycle passes through houses therefore they are a part of it

That's a fair argument.

A house is a part of a wider system and the same goes for a lake

Lakes don't exist in isolation, in a vacuum, they are not at all self contained

This is merely doublespeak that doesn't address the question I asked.

 

[rocala]

You can, if it's a farmhouse on a working farm.

No, the farm is external to the house.

 

[SalixIncendium]

You can, if it's a farmhouse on a working farm.

The farmhouse is a part of a farm. A farm isn't a part of a farmhouse. I would consider the farm to be an external source.

 

[The Hammer]

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With regard to our ecosystem, are there any differences between a house and a lake? If yes, what are those differences?

Not particularly, because a lake, a forest a river, or mountain are homes to animals including other humans.

 

[mikkel_the_dane]

A lake isn't a part of any food cycle, it is merely the place where an ecosystem/food cycle exists

All a lake is is a hole that is full of water

And the fact that a lake is a body of water is not a relevant difference between it and a house

They are both places that life forms call home

Well, here is one. You can't drink from a lake, but you can from a house, so you win. They are the same when it comes to life. House are natural occuring and don't need humans, where as lakes do require humans. And so on, they are all the same and yet different because houses are natural and lakes are cultural.

 

[Eddi]

This is merely doublespeak that doesn't address the question I asked.

Your question made little sense

Both a house and a lake are environments

I don't really understand why this is so controversial

 

[Valjean]

Not particularly, because a lake, a forest a river, or mountain are homes to animals including other humans.

The whole universe could be considered a home to everything in it, by that token.
A house is a discrete, dwelling unit.