STATEMENT No. 2. 

 " Matter is that which exists in space." 



[N contrast to the continuity and infinity of space 

 stands the discontinuity and finiteness of matter. The 

 former may be called passive, the latter active. The 

 activity of matter gives us sensations, ideas, our 

 minds, our souls. The activity of matter is eternal 

 at least, in the ever-present it is always active. Every 

 atom, every molecule has dimensions ; each has 

 volume. Matter is always a mass of atoms or molecules. 

 Experiment proves this. What is terrestrial is also 

 celestial. Every object in space has volume. Every 

 object has dimensions. We cannot measure space 

 without objects. We can imagine, we can measure 

 space without objects, but such is unreal, because 

 space is continuous. We can cut up an object, but 

 we cannot cut up space. Matter has existed from 

 eternity ; it lasts for ever. Matter is always changing, 

 always evolving force ; matter and motion (that is, the 

 motion of matter) are eternal. 



The sciences of Chemistry and Physics prove these 

 facts. If the above were not facts, these sciences would 

 cease to exist. 



