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    Life force

    Apr 19, 2021 1 minute

    Vitalism – the idea of a ‘life force’ that separates living from non-living matter – is an ancient and persistent belief. Chinese philosophers called it ; millions of people still do today. Louis that causes living things to spontaneously generate and develop.

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