human
The processes which go on in living things are incomprehensible as results of any physical actions known to us.
gpt
We are obliged to confess that Life in its essence cannot be conceived in physico-chemical terms. The required principle of activity, which we found cannot be represented as an independent vital principle, we now find cannot be represented as a principle inherent in living matter. If, by assuming its inherence, we think the facts are accounted for, we do but cheat ourselves with pseud-ideas.
human
What then are we to say--what are we to think? Simply that in this direction, as in all other directions, our explanations finally bring us face to face with the inexplicable. The Ultimate Reality behind this manifestation, as behind all other manifestations, transcends conception.
gpt
Life as a principle of activity is unknown and unknowable--while its phenomena are accessible in thought the implied noumenon is inaccessible--only the manifestations come within the range of our intelligence, while that which is manifested lies beyond it.
human
The Dynamic Element in Life,