Individuals are entities that have internal mechanisms

Negation: Individuals are not entities that have internal mechanisms 0 0 0

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If it is true that...

Entities are defined as things that have distinct and independent existence 0 0 0

and

Individuals have distinct and independent existence and possess internal mechanisms 0 0 0

Then it must be true that...

Individuals are entities that have internal mechanisms 0 0 0

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Argument #ce1cf5ad 0 0 0

If it is true that...

Individuals are entities that have internal mechanisms 0 0 0

and

Internal mechanisms are processes that occur within an entity 0 0 0

Then it must be true that...

Individuals have internal processes 0 0 0

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