Scenarios about 'atomism'
The philosophical concept that all matter consists of indivisible particles called atoms, originating in ancient Greece with thinkers like Democritus and Epicurus. Atomism provided an early materialist explanation for physical phenomena and natural processes, challenging supernatural interpretations of reality. In alternate history scenarios, different developments in atomic theory could significantly alter scientific progress, technological capabilities, and philosophical worldviews across civilizations.
What If Greek Atomism Became the Dominant Scientific Theory?
Exploring how science and philosophy might have developed if Democritus and Leucippus's atomic theory had become widely accepted in the ancient world, potentially accelerating scientific understanding by millennia.