Re: atoms and elements

From: Frank Rafaelsen <rafael_at_nvg.ntnu.no>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 09:48:25 +0100 (MET)


> From: "Vesa Lehtinen" <akuleh_at_sci.fi>
>
> >Do atoms exist?
> Does "Outer Atomic Explorers" ring a bell ?
> >Do RW elements exist?
> Hopefully not.

The question here is really: Do one ever get a particle that can't be devided further? Or is it possible to divide any particle that has a spatial existence? So wheter atoms or elements exists should be a hotly disputed topic among the Lunar Illuminates (as it is in the RW). Of course this uses the ancient terminology for elements and atoms (Aristotle and Demokrit), 'cause what is commonly called an atom today is hardly an atom in the original sense of the word.

Frank Rafaelsen
- -Homo Ludens-


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