Summary: In this episode, we describe the new schools of thought that began to percolate in the 6th century BC about our existence and role in this universe absent from the gods Thales of Miletus (624-546 BC) Anaximander of Miletus (611-546 BC) Anaximenes of Miletus (585-528 BC) Pherecydes of Syros (ca. 580-520 BC) Pythagoras of Samos (ca. 570-495 BC) Xenophanes of Colophon (ca. 570-470 BC) Heraclitus of Ephesus (ca. 535-475 BC)
