Democritus is credited with being the founder of atomism, although his mentor Leucippus also played a significant role in the development of the theory.

The Atomists believed that the universe was composed of tiny, indivisible particles called atoms, which moved through a void or empty space.

The Atomists believed that atoms were solid, homogeneous, and indivisible, and that they could not be created or destroyed.

The Atomists believed that change in the universe was caused by the movement of atoms, which collided with each other and rearranged themselves into different configurations.

The Atomists believed that the soul was material and composed of atoms, and that it was dispersed throughout the body.

The Atomists believed that the purpose of life was to achieve happiness and well-being, which they believed could be achieved through the pursuit of knowledge, virtue, and friendship.

The Atomists' ideas had a profound influence on the development of modern science, providing a foundation for the scientific method, leading to the development of atomic theory, and contributing to the rise of materialism.

The divisibility of matter is not an argument for atomism, as the Atomists believed that atoms were indivisible.

Changeability is not a property of atoms, according to the Atomists, as they believed that atoms were unchangeable.

The action of a divine being is not a cause of change in the universe, according to the Atomists, as they believed that the universe was governed by natural laws.

To prepare for the afterlife is not a purpose of life, according to the Atomists, as they did not believe in an afterlife.

The development of quantum mechanics is not an influence of the Atomists' ideas on the development of modern science, as quantum mechanics was developed much later.

The existence of different kinds of matter is not an argument against atomism, as the Atomists believed that different kinds of matter were composed of different arrangements of atoms.

It is composed of atoms is not a property of void, according to the Atomists, as they believed that void was empty of all matter.