“But come, hear my words, for truly learning causes the mind to grow. For as I said before in declaring the ends of my words: Twofold is the truth I shall speak; for at one time there grew to be the one alone out of many, and at another time it separated so that there were many out of the one; fire and water and earth and boundless height of air, and baneful Strife apart from these, balancing each of them, and Love among them, their equal in length and breadth.”
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Empedocles
Empedocles (490 BC - 430 BC) was an influential ancient Greek philosopher and natural philosopher, often considered one of the pioneers of atomism. His philosophical ideas had a profound impact on later scientific and philosophical developments, particularly his theories on the origin and composition of the universe. more
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