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Does the void exist?     One of the main controversies in Pre-socratic philosophy is the difference of the existence or non-existence of the void. Two groups of philosophers argue this idea. The first group, namely Parmenides, argues that the void does not exist. This is the opinion of the Monist philosophers. The other group is the atomists who argue this thesis and believe at that place is a void. This group is primarily represented by the philosophers, Democritus and Leucippus.      Parmenides argues against the existence of the void. The plenum fragment states his opinion quite clearly     "Nor is it divisible, since it is all alike nor is thither much here and less on that point,      which would prevent it from holding together, but it is full of what is. So it      is all continuous, for what is clings close to what is."     This shows the idea, that if there would be a void or an empty plaza then "what is" would move into it. Hence, there is no void. Because "what is" fills up this space completely. "Since it is all alike" volume or density is continuous everywhere. Since it is not divisible there is no void between "what is". Also "what is" itself has no void in it. If there were void or space in one object, compared to a more denser object these particles would not "...