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Epicurus (341-270 BCE) was a Greek philosopher who had a great deal of influence over how we study science today. He was an early supporter of the idea that our universe is comprised of countless tiny atoms. Epicurus' beliefs are an offspring of the Atomism of Democritus.(4) He thought very differently than philosophers of his time, such as Plato and Aristotle. He was quite secular-minded, believing that the universe was more of a mechanical process rather than part of a grand scheme.