Karen Campbell: Book IV begins by discussing Lucretius’ mission. All images and projections come from a particular source and it leaves no room for the supernatural. He feels that religion continues to blind us from the way things really are and he hopes that his teachings will set mankind free. Lucretius then goes into detail about the existence of nature and atomic lighting image which happens through mid air and that films do exist in nature. He then begins to describe how sensations are caused by those atomic images; and how we as humans think, eat, sleep, and dream he also talk about passionate love; which to him is an attack. Lucretius mission is: “To free the spirit, give the mind release from constrictions of religious fear” (9-10:119). Lucretius says that although his writings seem harsh, and some people are against it, he just wants to explain the way things really are. He feels it is important to release the mind from images that create terror while either sleep or awake. Man has control over his mind, and also what he chooses to think. People choose to pollute their mind with negative and unproductive thoughts. Its’ all about gaining self-control, and learning to filter out what is needed and what is not needed. Lucretius explains” A terror in our minds, whether are awake or in our sleep see fearful presences” (36-37:120). He explains sensations (sight, touch, sound, shape, color) and thoughts in his book as: “something we touch or handle, seems to be the same as what we look at in the light” (225-226:125). Lucretius is trying to explain that all senses that humans have are by the process of atomic images which are unquestionable. Humans depend on their senses, but vision is probably the most valuable and can be the most misleading. We can think ...