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Atomism (from Ancient Greek ἄτομον (atomon) 'uncuttable, indivisible') is a natural philosophy proposing that the physical universe is composed of fundamental indivisible components known as atoms.
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| Atomism | is a | reductive argument | 0.90 | text |
| Atomism | is a | mind/body duality of Descartes | 0.90 | text |
| earthquakes | instance of | he was less sure we could adequately explain specific natural phenomena | 0.80 | text |
| lightning | instance of | he was less sure we could adequately explain specific natural phenomena | 0.80 | text |
| comets | instance of | he was less sure we could adequately explain specific natural phenomena | 0.80 | text |
| or the phases of the Moon | instance of | he was less sure we could adequately explain specific natural phenomena | 0.80 | text |
| Hermann Jacobi | instance of | Some scholars | 0.80 | text |
| Randall Collins have compared Aruni to Thales of Miletus in their scientific methodology | instance of | Some scholars | 0.80 | text |
| calling them both as | instance of | Some scholars | 0.80 | text |
| Ibrahim al-Nazzam.Al-Ghazali | instance of | While there are also Mu'tazilah theologians who are skeptical of atomism | 0.80 | text |
| Asharite atomismThe most successful form of Islamic atomism was in the Asharite school of Islamic theology | instance of | While there are also Mu'tazilah theologians who are skeptical of atomism | 0.80 | text |
| most notably in the work of the theologian al-Ghazali | instance of | While there are also Mu'tazilah theologians who are skeptical of atomism | 0.80 | text |
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