Democritus of Abdera,

named the building blocks of matter atomos, meaning literally “indivisible,” about 430 bce. Without any physical evidence. Aristotle disagreed with Democritus and offered his own idea of the composition of matter. According to Aristotle, everything was composed of four elements: earth, air, fire, and water. Deomcritus' theory better explained things, but Aristotle was more influential, so his ideas prevailed. So in this case people believed what seemed logical. But to know the truth meant looking deeper and using more than just the evidence. How interesting. 🤔

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ElwoodBlues · M

According to Aristotle, who died in 322 BC, not only did heavier objects fall faster than lighter ones, but an object that weighed twice as much as another would fall twice as fast.

It took Galileo, dropping multiple pairs of objects off the Leaning Tower of Pisa around 1590, to bring Aristotle into question. That's about 1900 years!!

Axeroberts · 56-60, M

@ElwoodBlues there are many misconceptions. Some we will never know about

BlueSkyKing · M

If it’s not science, it’s superstition. Science only works with evidence. Otherwise it is speculation. Only better evidence can trump current results. Want truth? Test. Truth demands to tested.

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Axeroberts · 56-60, M

@DocSavage you throw insults because you have nothing left.

DocSavage · M

@Axeroberts
Actually I have plenty more. You say you like science, yet when someone points out a few obvious flaws in your creator, you get belligerent. Typical response from creationists.

Axeroberts · 56-60, M

@DocSavage now you are making things up. Show me the quote

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