That is a very important idea, but it was atomism that lead to it. For thousands of years, people explained natural phenomena like disease through alleged supe

That is a very important idea, but it was atomism that lead to it. For thousands of years, people explained natural phenomena like disease through alleged supernatural causes. Then Greek science-philosophers attempted to explain them through thoroughly natural causes. They tried various ideas like everything is fire, but it was atomism that was successful, and it lead to modern science in general.