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Empty space means the freedom to act!

Where does gravity come from? Newton didn't know. So he said, God does it.

Descartes thought that

what it means for something

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to physically exist is

for it to take up space. Philosophy students may

remember the term 'Res Extensa.'

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That's Latin for 'extended stuff.' It's Descartes' term for physical matter.

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And so because existence

means taking up space, that means the universe must be full.

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There is no empty space... See more