Aether

According to Aristotle, there were 5 major elements, not 4. He percieved the stars to be unchanging, and thus he thought that they had to be made of a fifth element that was unchangeable and pure. He called this mysterious 5th Element Aether. Interestingly, Aristotle is by no means the sole proponent of the 5th element. Some variation of this theory can be found in almost every culture and major religon.

 

As our depth of knowledge has grown through science, we discovered that the Classical Elements are not the smallest and most basic building blocks of matter.

 

We have also become tempted to claim that science has proven that God des not exist.

 

To me, the Classical Elements are just one example of how we should interpret our knowledge as constantly evolving - especially when it comes to God and the unknown.

 

Science has not proven that God does not exist, only that our basic existence can be attributed to the most amazing of coincidences, or that our existence was indeed designed.

 

The Classical Elements are not the building blocks of all matter, but perhaps they are reflective of States of all matter.

 

Perhaps the mysterious 5th Element remains intangible - perhaps it will always be a mystery. Perhaps it is God.

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