The property inherently possessed by an objective thing. Matter is an objective reality independent of man’s consciousness. Contradiction is inherent in the motion of matter, not given by man’s subjective consciousness, not imposed on things from outside by men, nor does it come from any spirit outside the material world. Contradiction is inherent in the motion of matter, not given by man’s subjective consciousness, not imposed on things from outside by people, nor does it come from any spirit outside the material world. The existence of contradictions and their impacts are independent of man’s consciousness, neither will they disappear because people deny them, nor will they change the original situation because people wantonly exaggerate or understate them.
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