Which element?

In the days of greek philospohy an arguement was what what was the main element

earth
wind
fire
water

today we know that these are not elements at all but whatever

so what do you think which is the main element

I say water.

 

Firstly, there are only four elements ... wind and air are the same domain.

Secondly, the point of the four elements was that none of them was more dominant than the rest.

 

I'd go with air...since it probably takes up more space than anything else.

 

with todays knowlege that mass can be equated to energy, perhaps fire would be considered the main one.

really what they had was solid, liquid, gas, and energy.

 

sorry i change that, i chose the 5th element, love

 

Air, you need to breathe before you can even get to the others.

 

I pick the 6th element....monnnneeeyyyyyy
*evil laugh*

 

more like the 666th element...i just got chills, how ever did you get onto the hip forums?

 

Thru the computer that I paid for.

 

none, everything [with the exception of the elements themselves] relies on more than one element to exist

and yes, Hikaru is correct, there are only 4 elements

 

A lot of occultists say there are five - ether being the 5th.

 

^i was just about to point that out.

Anyways, yeah, no one element was the superior one, they were all equal.

Also interesting is the idea of humors as far as greek medicine goes. I wonder if that is still valid. It sounds a bit like Ayurvedic ideas I've read.

 

come on people, long before the greeks they knew that there are three elements
earth representing all things solid
wind representing all gasses
fire representing energy, and since all things are realy energy it is the main one
and if dark mater is a real thing it could be a forth,
water is oxegen and hydrogen, they knew this because they boiled it away

 

Ether ... are you referring to a wind domain, or a "transcendent" or even spiritual domain?

Regardless, even if you do believe in a transcendent elemental domain, this domain is not actually an element, it's transcendent because it stands due to the other four elements coexisting in balance. That's how I've heard it anyway.

 

you need to zap water with electricity to seperate it...boiling will only make it water vapour

 

It was water. they believed water could be frozen to make any solid.

 

i sappose it comes down to your definition of 'element'

some of the smartest people who ever lived did so thousands of years ago, they understood lot more than we give them credit for

check it out,.. remmember the game , one of these things is not like he others.
earth wind fire water
which would you choose?

 

earth

 

captain planet

 

^haha, hell yeah. That kid who had the "heart" power really got screwed, didn't he?