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Quote: atoms have to swerve a little, by the smallest possible degree; otherwise they would fall like rain and never collide

QuoteRef: lucr_55 , p. 42



Topic:
vitalism, the soul
Topic:
quantum mechanics

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[II.218, not found in Epicurus] "when bodies fall through empty space // … little. Just enough of a swerve for you … // Right through the deep abyss like drops … blow, // And Nature thus could not have … [p. 43, II.243] Thus, I repeat, the atoms have to … not want to look as though we thought … // For as far as you can see, … clear. // But do weights never waver by … can say?   Google-1   Google-2

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