Today in class we didn’t get into the book that much but we did cover some of the major topics from the book. One of them being atoms.
Every day I don’t really think much about what makes up my surroundings. I just take everything for granted. Democritus is the guy who thought of the idea about atoms just out of his own knowledge. He had no scientific equipment like we have today to figure out, that instead of there being one major substance that forms into everything like most of the other philosophers believed; there are multiple substances such as atoms that combine together in order to create everything.
What really amazes me is how this guy could possibly think of a thing as complex as atoms just from his mind. When it wasn’t until years later there was scientific evidence that this guy was right about atoms.
An atoms structure contains about 99 percent of space or air, Mr. Allen said something relatively similar today in class. Then he pounded on his desk and asked if 99 percent of an atoms structure is air or space how come we cannot break through the desk. This got me really thinking, I never even thought about such a thing, it got me thinking all sorts of questions about how atoms are made and how they stick together and what makes the break or if u can even break them with your hands. I once thought I understood atoms in chemistry class but now I’m just confused.
After today I’m going to start paying more attention to my surroundings and I’m going to be more aware with what actually makes up the things I use every day. I will remember this guy Democritus because he thought of something incredible just by his own mind. He inspired me that technology is not always the answer.
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