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Nothing occurs at random, but everything for a reason and by necessity.

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The worlds are formed when atoms fall into the void and are entangled with one another; and from their motion as they increase in bulk arises the substance of the stars.

Leucippus' views as summarized by Diogenes Laertius

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The soul is identical with what produces movement in animals.

Leucippus' views as described by Aristotle

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Bio: Leucippus is reported in some ancient sources to have been a philosopher who was the earliest Greek to develop the theory of atomism the idea that everything is composed entirely of various imperishable, indivisible elements called atoms.

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