Democritus and the existence of atoms

1. The world as we know it doesn't really exist. It is just incomprehensible atoms, and our minds create a reality out of these atoms.
2. The world is entirely made up of atoms.

Democritus was then the first "determinist" in that he stated ...

Physics can use itself to produce new fundamental insights.

upside-down view of physics

First design a new law and then reverse engineer a system that actually displays the phenomena.

A shift in the very scope of science — from studying what is to what could be

• You live in a world where you must therefore make choices. You cannot avoid regret since there are opportunity costs for every choice you will make.
• Everything in life is about opportunity costs. Every time you say “yes” to a choice, you are also saying “no” to everything else you ...