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The Relationship Between Natural Philosophy and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
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Which ancient Greek philosopher is often credited with proposing the idea of life beyond Earth?
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Democritus
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Democritus, a Greek philosopher in the 5th century BCE, is often regarded as the first to suggest the existence of life beyond Earth, proposing that there are an infinite number of worlds in the universe, some of which may harbor life.