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Then, in European culture, Christianity appeared, a religion which made an astonishing discovery, namely, that the primary cause for everything—humans, animals, nature, fertility, the inanimate world, the universe, the cosmos—could be concentrated into one single point.
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As a result, the concept of animal rights was non-existent and people were free to treat animals like any other inanimate property.
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“Nonliving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonliving. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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