Consider: These Quotes on the Atom:

InCosmos, a documentary television series from 1980, Carl Sagan, an American Astronomer, commented in Episode 9 of the series:

"Atoms are mainly empty space. Matter is composed chiefly of nothing."

It is asked to think of these quotes in a scientific context.

A Reflection Post

An initial postreflecting on the quote above. The reflection should be based on the knowledge of the atom; the reflection should be scientific in nature and not purely philosophical.