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It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.
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@gutenberg_org Yes, #HappyBirthday 
to #physicist #MaxPlanck , who in 1900 was the founder of the #QuantumTheory - of #energy.
But a century earlier, using empirical data from 18th century #chemistry , #chemist #JohnDalton correctly postulated what could be called the #QuantumTheory of mass when he resurrected and modernized the #AncientGreek #philosophy of #Atomism attributed to #Democritus. #Histodons
en.m.wikipedia.orgHistory of atomic theory - Wikipedia
I really want to talk to someone about #Spinoza's anti-teleological view, which #Schopenhauer tries to blame on a wish to avoid "speculative theology."
I think it's the opposite; Spinoza's theological view comes as a result of his seeing through the anthropomorphic illusion of teleology in nature. In this way, his insight is similar to the #Buddha #Nietzsche #Darwin and #Taoism.
Possibly also #Epicurus #Democritus et al; I have yet to read enough #Lucretius to say for sure.