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Vitalism

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Vitalism is the idea that living organisms are fundamentally different from non-living matter because they possess a vital force or property that is not purely physical or chemical; it is now regarded as a pseudoscientific concept.

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Vitalism is an idea that living organisms are differentiated from the non-living by the presence of forces, properties or powers including those which may not be physical or chemical. Varied forms of vitalist theories were held in former times and they are now considered pseudoscientific concepts.
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