A conceited man brings Lucretius to the present in order to explain to the classical
scientist exactly where he was wrong, but it turns out that Lucretius’s classical atomism
was brought along with him.
What’;s happening? I’ll tell you what’s happening. Those “films” you see flying
off surfaces and hitting your eyes—that’s how our friend here thought visions worked.
And now we’re seeing it happen, as though it’s true.