My Thoughts on Urstoff

"Urstoff", understood as theories on everything's origin. Ancient Philosophers sought the answer of
where and how everything came to exist, and their answers differ from each other. "Apeiron" for
Anaximander, water for Thales, air for Anaximenes, fire for Heraclitus, and numbers for Pythagoras. In
this essay, I'll share my thoughts on each of them.

Thales' theory, for me, is the closest to the right answer. Water is very essential to all living things. To
plants, animals, and us humans. Without water, we wouldn't survive. One theory I've read that supports
this is the Panspermia. The ice cold asteroids from space brought water in the dry planet. More celestial
bodies landed on earth until there was enough water to create organisms and support it. Then, for me,
since organisms' first habitat was water, they are dependent on water. Organisms evolved and became
less and less dependent on water, but not entirely. As the saying goes, "never forget your roots".

Anaximenes' theory of air, as I understand it, requires water. Evaporation, condensation, and creation of
mist, water is present in these reactions. As for outer space, there's no air. But when it comes to humans
and animals, air, or more specifically, oxygen (O2), is essential in living. Also, water consists of gaseous
elements, hydrogen and oxygen. So which is the origin? Before that, let's see Heraclitus' theory of fire
being the origin.

It's true that fire has lot's of uses. It gives warmth, light, and energy. One thing that can be seen as
evidence for this theory is the Sun. Most of our energy comes from the Sun and without it, Earth
wouldn't survive. Heraclitus stated that fire causes reactions

Anaximander's apeiron is very abstract. It's like the simplest way to answer to avoid additional
questions. Though, when you think about it, it's still plausible.