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"Leucippus, living in the 5th century BCE, was the founder of atomism."

Beg to differ - not so much about Leucippus or Democritus, but on *their* purported discovery of the atom. The Phoenicians who taught them named it such after Atum/Atem/Tem Ra, the Egyptian king god but it goes back further than Egypt too. All our known science is accepted or rejected by the modern Judeo-Christian Vatican, hence Adam (and his electron friend, Eve). Amen, the prayer sign-off is also such thanks to Amun Ra/Re (king).

This goes waaay further back than the last of the Bronze age and dawn of the Iron. Time is cyclic, and we're now slowly rediscovering ancient truths that have always existed, whether or not we have had the nous to grasp them.

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Yes indeed for me the “laughing” philosopher is my favorite of all… The way he lived his life is the BEST part for me… He just “went, saw and moved on”… He just ended up the way he started. Namely he was “taken in by another member of his own nuclear family” in truly ATOMISTIC Way…Of course all of this was possible because the females were making sure there was tasty food and the meals were on time and there was safety to sleep as long as needed…. Thank you for all of this well written data … Yes the membership does make it all worthwhile. Best MTL

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My observation is that women are basically the cause of society, while men are basically the cause of the wealth and extent of society. Women focus more on interpersonal relationships, family, long-term friendships, consensus building. Men focus more on individual activities and interests. Psychologically, men and women seem ninety or ninety-five percent the same, but the five or ten percent difference makes a significant difference.

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I agree. And, I thought about how only men could live that way, so I'm glad you acknowledge how females created the environments to make this possible.

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See my reply to Maria.

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Amazing! The ramblings of a reductionist theory of existence, whose fundamentals are now followed in extremis into depths that require far deeper levels of parcing, expand our universe in countless imaginings.

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He wasn't all that far off in the general sense.

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