1. spontaneous generation
... a few days, they become filled with living microorganisms. These organisms come from a biological cause, not a generational development. The mice that came out of the rags in the barn was an example of a psychological explanation for reproduction and could not be explained in any other logical way according to the people of the 1600-1700's. ...
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