01-what is man

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    WHAT IS MAN?Ia. Man the Machine. b. Personal Merit[The Old Man and the Young Man had been conversing. The OldMan had asserted that the human being is merely a machine, andnothing more. The Young Man objected, and asked him to go intoparticulars and furnish his reasons for his position.]Old Man. What are the materials of which a steam-engine is made?Young Man. Iron, steel, brass, white-metal, and so on.O.M. Where are these found?Y.M. In the rocks.O.M. In a pure state?Y.M. Noin ores.O.M. Are the metals suddenly deposited in the ores?Y.M. Noit is the patient work of countless ages.O.M. You could make the engine out of the rocks themselves?Y.M. Yes, a brittle one and not valuable.O.M. You would not require much, of such an engine as that?...