By convention there is color, by convention sweetness, by convention bitterness, but in reality there are atoms and space. |
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Democritus – The first principles of the universe
The first principles of the universe are atoms and empty space. The atoms are unlimited in size and number, and they are borne along in the whole universe in a vortex, and thereby generate all composite things — fire, water, air, earth. For even these are conglomerations of given atoms. |