I’m a little confused by this question. In my experience, atomic theory always refers to atoms. I think you’re really asking whether quarks and such are divisible. I’m confident that there is no substructure to elementary particles, but I won’t give a number.
If that’s how you feel… then when would you say that confidence in atomic theory /got/ close enough to 1 that there was no more use in discussing it?
I’m a little confused by this question. In my experience, atomic theory always refers to atoms. I think you’re really asking whether quarks and such are divisible. I’m confident that there is no substructure to elementary particles, but I won’t give a number.
I did, indeed, phrase the question poorly. Yes, I’m asking about the atomic theory referring to atoms (whatever they themselves may be made of).
Oh. That one is so close to 1 that there’s no use even discussing it anymore.
If that’s how you feel… then when would you say that confidence in atomic theory /got/ close enough to 1 that there was no more use in discussing it?