Question

How would atomists explain the difference between, say, chalk and cheese? How do they explain coming into being and passing away again?

Answer 1

Atomists would explain that chalk and cheese differ because they are made up of different atoms. This is because a certain kind of atoms for our sake we will call them atoms K mix bound together to form chalk and Atoms H form together to form cheese. They do not differ by our sense perception but by the atoms they are made up of. The atoms also differ from other objects by how tight they are bound.Soft bodied atoms are more flexible because there is more void in them.
They explain coming into being and passing away by using the same idea of atoms. When atoms come together and bound to each other they form a being and the being is therefore created. When atoms disperse and start to separate they are again passing away.

Answer 2

An atomists can find difference between the chalk and cheese depending upon the chemical composition of both of the materials.

• An atom is the smallest entity in a structure. It cannot be further broken down into products.
• The atoms of chalk and cheese are different in their chemical compositions like chalk is made up of limestone and cheese is made up of milk both of the sources vary considerably and thus their atoms are likely to be different.
• The cheese can be available in liquid or solid form so in liquid form the atoms may not be in the close proximity or they may be loosely aligned whereas in the case of chalk the structure is rigid and the atoms are in close proximity with strong bonding.
• In case of coming into being is indicative of atoms being together and bound to each other and passing away again means the atoms disperse away.

Hence, an atomists can find difference between the chalk and cheese depending upon the chemical composition of both of the materials.

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