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Anonymous /lit/24474329#24480122
6/19/2025, 10:44:31 PM
This one is really strange: ancient quantum mechanics?

Epicurus introduced a concept where on the smallest possible scale atoms would sometimes experience random movements (a "swerve") that were completely impossible to predict. He did this because he felt free will inherently existed and needed to justify why (as Democritus' atomist system was entirely deterministic) so he introduced this in order to break determinism. Now... I know it's not the same thing... And he had literally no evidence... But... Quantum fluctuations? It's hard not to see the resemblance at least on a conceptual level.

It's like these guys were just receiving random insights onto the nature of existence from getting high on hemp.