Would people have not known air exists for a long time?
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Dude! I laughed when I read this, you make a good point. I think it would have taken longer to discover air, yes, because people probably would have thought we were just surrounded by nothingness. But what about breathing? I don't know how they would have explained that.
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If air didn't move, there wouldn't be wind. If air didn't move, but there was air, then I'd imagine time would not exist (be passing). I suppose, to discover air, a mind needs to sense the motion of the air over time. How does a bumblebee fly? Does a bumblebee know it flies?
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Well, people breathe, eventually it's the same concept. Blowing, fanning, all generate "wind". It is an unrealistic question, therefore there would be no answer.
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air was always here, never really was "discovered"
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Probably no delay because some very bright type would have wondered why blowing caused the candles to go out on a birthday cake.
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People have been breathing for a long time now. Surely it's one of the first things you discover when the doctor spanks your butt.