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Presumably the point is that if matter was self-active it could not stop its own activity, and therefore could never come to rest.
In line with the ancient atomist Epicurus, they argued that if matter was infinitely divisible, so dividing it would show that there was no bottom and so, corporeality would not be substantial.
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Matter is not truly continuous; if matter is subdivided into sufficiently small pieces, then indivisible components, or atoms, will appear.
If matter were to be infinitely divisible, then each object would in principle contain a potentially infinite collection of particles.
What if matter were to become packed so densely within a region of space that space-time itself ruptured?
Second, if matter is simply extension, then there is in its nature no source of activity.
But then follows Bishop Berkeley's question: if matter is not something, why not conclude that it is nothing?
If matter is inert then the activity we see all around us must have another source, which must be immaterial.
This would be corrected if matter were to be accepted as having an experiential quality.
Chief Inspector of Prisons Nick Hardwick warned here were "real risks if matters were allowed to drift" at the prison.
TChief Inspector of Prisons Nick Hardwick warned there were "real risks if matters were allowed to drift" at the prison.
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