The Zeno-Socrates dialogs Chapter 5

Zeno's paradoxes as the predecessor of all hologram theory: The Zeno-Socrates dialogs:

The Zeno-Socrates dialogs

Chapter 5

By Exia, a servant in Zeno's house and future grandmother to Eudoxus of Cnidus.

“I am starving, pray have something brought to me to eat.” Socrates cried in mock agony.

“I suppose it is close enough to lunch time.”

“You two always forget if I do not remind you.  Your ‘physics’ seem to provide you with adequate nourishment, but it does not at all due for an active youth.”

“A little too active.  Exia!  Bring us our lunch now if you would.”

It was warm now.  The doors and windows of the house were thrown open and a cool breeze came in which only barely made it comfortable and even the old men had shed their shirts as they discussed philosophy.

A few other student had come to join the group.  “Everything that now exist in one and continuous.  It is not divisible because it shares a common source.  Existence is timeless and uniform.”  Parmenides lectured.  Socrates knew that if Zeno were here, instead of out dealing with matters of his estate, he would take umbrage with at least some of this.

“I have a question,” said Mellissus, who everyone called Mel and who was made fun of because he had to bring his younger sister Aella, whose name was appropriate and would not let herself be left behind, “I have heard Zeno question this unchanging nature of things.  While he agrees on the oneness, he also says there is some form of change.”

“Zeno believes in something called “infinite series.  His equations dealing with circles that he has borrowed from the Babylonians, like that toy Socrates is playing with,” At this Socrates put the batter down and moved to sit next to Aella who was both comly and powerful and thus alluring to a young man of his tastes, “that is the thing that defines circles.  He believes that if you apply these concepts to philosophy you can come back to the same place but still have change on a larger level.”

“A larger level?”  

“Yes, what we are talking about, existence means exactly what you imagine it to be on a large level.  But hidden in what we perceive, are these things like pi, the ratio of a circle that define things which can exist in mathematics, but not in reality.”

Allea pulled away from the awkward advances of Socrates and to draw attention to her and those, perhaps to discourage the young man asked, “How did this come to you, pray tell master Parmenides?”

Parmenides paused for a moment and then, with a teasing tone said, “I was taken by a goddess, Dike she was, beyond the realm of mortal men, and told the secrets of the infinite and the world beyond time as we know it.”

“That,” a voice called from the doorway, “is a story we do not talk about.”  Zeno had entered the room and gave a stern look at Parmenides.  “What my associate should be telling you is that an examination of reality using the tools of philosophy, provide these answers intuitively and without the need for the goddess of women’s love for one another.”

Parmenides seemed about to say something, but to Socrates’ immense disappointment they were interrupted by the carrying of food into the room by several servants supervised by Exia to whom Socrates gave an unrequited wink.

Everyone was talking excitedly when their repast was interrupted by a banging on the door frame.  Looking through the opening, the gathered group was surprised to see a platoon of soldiers behind whom a courier was standing officiously with a small scroll tube held..