You may have an incorrect definition of "life".We are talking about earth and other planets. Nothing can survive the insane force and energy involved in creating a planet. When planets are formed they are void of life. That's a fact. Relative to God and the creator that so far above anyone's understanding.
It's not an individual, it's a continuum.
The rules for life are contained in quantum physics. Life is inevitable in any such system, in fact one could say the entire system is "alive".