Democratus also speculated that there are atoms : For the crater on the moon, see Democritus (crater). Democritus (/dɪˈmɒkrɪtəs/; Greek: Δημόκριτος, Dēmókritos, meaning "chosen of the people"; c. 460– c. 370 BC) was an Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher primarily remembered today for his formulation of an atomic theory of the universe.[3]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democritus By the way , Marx’s doctoral thesis was in part on Democritus /// Great quotation. I would like to add that in 7th Century BCE, Uddalaka Aruni had categorically denied the existence of a creator. After him, many materialist schols of thought have emerged. Kanva was the first to say the world is made up of atoms, one centuriy before Leucippus. Buddha also denied the first cause. But we have to have a fresh look at "NOTHING" in the background of latest developments in cosmology. Vijaya Kumar M -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#4902): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/4902 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/79201997/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
