Between Necessity and Probability: Searching for the Definition and Origin of Life ILO Two Dimensional Lattice Gas Automata formatIsbn:Softcover 9783642430046 Two Dimensional Lattice Gas Automata with an emphasis on explaining the role of “intangible assets” as a differentiator between accounting value and market value as a possible source of corporate competitive advantage ’ Life is treated as a cosmic phenomenon whose emergence and driving force should be viewed independently from its Earth bound natural history This study investigates the major theories of the origins of life in the light of modern research with the aim of distinguishing between the necessary and the optional and between deterministic and random influences in the emergence of what we call ‘life