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S1: Our ancestors thought that anything which moved itself was alive.
P : The philosopher Descartes thought that both men and animals were machines.
Q : But a machine such as a motorcar or a steamship moves itself, as soon as machines which moved themselves had been made, people asked "Is man a machine?"
R : And before the days of machinery that was a good definition.
S : He also thought that the human machine was partly controlled by the soul action on a certain part of the brain, while animals had no souls.
S6: Therefore some scientists think that life is just a very complicated mechanism.

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The philosopher Descartes thought that both men and animals were machines. He also thought that the human machine was partly controlled by the soul action on a certain part of the brain, while animals had no souls. But a machine as a motorcar or a steamship moves itself, as soon as machines which moved themselves had been made, people asked “Is man a machine?” And before the days of machinery that was a good definition.
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