The ancient idea that all living creatures were animated by some kind of supernatural substance or entity did at least provide some kind of explanation for the remarkable differences between the living and the nonliving. Life was different because it was moved by a spiritual soul rather than by any of those mundane mechanical forces.
The ancient idea that all living creatures were animated by some kind of supernatural substance or entity did at least provide some kind of explanation for the remarkable differences between the living and the nonliving. Life was different because it was moved by a spiritual soul rather than by any of those mundane mechanical forces.
