Chapter Nine 



On Proof 



CONCERNING the theory of life that has been 

 submitted (Chapter Five) it may be urged: 



1 . The theory is in entire accord with the accepted 

 findings of atomic physics. 



2. The pecuHarities of organic matter, that is, the 

 pecuHarities of the carbon compounds, or combina- 

 tions {see pp. 91, 92) would support well the author's 

 contention that in the dual atomic-intraatomic sys- 

 tem of living matter, the atomic (material) system 

 is the secondary system; i.e., the arrangement of 

 atoms to form molecules in and during the living 

 state is directly or indirectly determined by the 

 intraatomic system, the primary system of the dual 

 system. 



3. The theory adequately accounts for the phe- 

 nomena of life basically considered. It accounts for 

 the peculiarities of the organism that distinguish 

 life from non-life. 



4. There are no known facts to invalidate or dis- 

 credit it. 



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