34 From Matter to Man. 



Even where space is occupied by a gas, as in the 

 atmosphere, the area is not absolutely filled with the 

 gaseous particles. According to the molecular theory 

 of gases, space separates the particles, which space is 

 emptiness. 



Both scientifically and philosophically, therefore, 

 the most accurate explanation of space is, the void 

 between material objects. 



Section 2. Eternity including Time, or the Duration 

 of the Things of Existence : 



The idea of eternity is a necessary condition of our 

 finite existence and limited five-sense thinking power, 

 and only in so far as it is related to time can it be 

 understood. Both time and eternity are fundament- 

 ally but measurements of the motion of the things of 

 existence. Time is definite measurement of definite 

 material motion, and is gauged from the annual 

 revolution of our planet. Eternity is an indefinite 

 measurement of universal motions, and is indefinite 

 to us because, as finite beings tied to a finite planet, 

 the universe is immeasurable by us. 



Still, even as the infinite is only an extension of 

 the finite, either back into the forgotten past or for- 

 ward into the unknown future, so eternity is only an 

 extension of present time either backwards or for- 

 wards, with endlessness each way. The grandeur of 

 eternity is thus but in keeping with the immensity 

 of the universe. 



