Remaking America by George Shollenberger, Idea XXXVII (The science of Gottfried Leibniz, Part XVI)

The ancient Greek atomist, Democritus, who became a leader chosen by the people, spoke of Leibniz’s ‘atoms of substance in ancient Greece. (Click) Since Leibniz’s atoms of substance are independent things, they reappeared in the modern world in 1776 in the U. S. Declaration of Independence with the statement ‘all Men are created equal.’ So, every American, and every person throughout the world, have an independent ‘atom of substance’ (or Spirit) that was created by God and can be destroyed only by God.

However, the independence of a Spirit does not mean that all Spirits are absolutely free. Their freedom is limited because Spirits must be embodied in different ways before they can participate in the universe. Thus, when the Press was given freedom by the founders of the USA, the freedom of the Press is not absolute because it must participate with citizens rationally.

Thus, Leibniz had to learn how a Spirit causes something to happen in its body, how its body can cause something to happen in the Spirit, and how Spirits can communicate with each other. On p, 12 of Parkinson’s book, "Leibniz: Philosophical Writings,’ Leibniz begins to present the Spirit-Body relations.

In tomorrow’s blog, I will discuss what Leibniz learned. I expect to show that most life scientists become atheists and became followers of those physical scientists who rejected God. There is a reason why medical care is stuck in the mud.