Read the passage from of the wisdom of the ancients. let us now consider his [cupid’s] attributes. he is described with great elegance as a little child, and a child for ever; for things compounded are larger and are affected by age; whereas the primary seeds of things, or atoms, are minute and remain in perpetual infancy. most truly also is he represented as naked: for all compounds (to one that considers them rightly) are masked and clothed; and there is nothing properly naked, except the primary particles of things. bacon lists cupid’s attributes in order to show that cupid is real. prove that cupid is a child. disprove the existence of the atom. compare them to the features of the atom.

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Compare them to the features of the atom.

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Bacon was known for his study of the relations between atomism, hedonism, and theology. In his 1609 essay on Cupid and the Atom, Bacon lists Cupid’s attributes to examine how that mythological creature deals with the idea of nature´s origin. By doing so, Bacon presents his atomic theory of nature and natural evolution. These writings foreshadowed the quantum of modern physics by 300 years.

based on the biblical principle proverbs 16: 32, i agree with the author of the passage "better is it that it takes longer to be angry than the strong " to the extent that i share the philosophy that the nobility of heart demonstrates the strength of a person. those who are very proud, get angry easily and show their anger toward others are really weak, but those who are noble and do not constantly obfuscate or contain their feelings of anger, are strong people