In that case my comment was off target. I made it because you didn't state you had read the piece, but I guess I shouldn't have assumed that. I have not read

In that case my comment was off target. I made it because you didn't state you had read the piece, but I guess I shouldn't have assumed that. I have not read Lucretius, but I assumed the author was correct because his overall views fit well with what I do know about the history of metaphysics. But perhaps he is mistaken in this particular case.