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empedocles

He found a balance between two opposing ideas: Heraclitus believed that nothing ever changes, while Parmenides believed that nothing ever changes. He said that everything does not stay the same, which was a new idea at the time. He was known for his romantic views, believing that love brings people together and hatred drives them apart.

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empedocles

He was against believing in myths and did not believe in one god. He believed that the universe is made up of two things: atoms and space. These atoms, which are concentrated together and floating in the cosmos, come together to form humans. He also believed that the four elements of fire, air, water, and earth, along with atoms and space, make up the natural world.

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empedocles

Matthew Arnold is saying that when we die, our bodies will return to the four elements of the earth: the ground, water, fire, and air. But what will happen to our minds?

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empedocles

He lived a long time ago, between 494 and 434 BC. He thought that everything in the world was made up of four elements: air, water, fire, and earth. He also believed that there were two forces in nature that affected everything: love and conflict. Love brought things together and conflict drove them apart.

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empedocles

He was influenced by Heraclitus, who believed that everything was constantly changing, but then he encountered Parmenides, who thought that everything was unchanging and that the first thing in existence was "fire". He found that both Heraclitus and Parmenides were right.

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empedocles

He believed that the four elements that make up the universe would stay the same and not increase or decrease. He was one of the people who inspired future generations to create amazing inventions by saying that if something was created from nothing or something was destroyed, the amount of the four elements would change.

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