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We have already seen that the power to think, to reflect, and to judge of the moral quality of thoughts and acts, is not a property of matter.
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In this statement, Jacobs asserts that the ability to think and judge is not a mere product of physical matter, suggesting a deeper essence to human consciousness.
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