While less has survived from the debates of the Hellenistic and Roman eras, it is clear from sources such as Cicero and Lucretius, that debate continued for generations, and several of the striking metaphors used to still today such as the unseen watchmaker, and the infinite monkey theorem, have their roots in this period.
Sementara kurang telah selamat dari perdebatan era Hellenistik and Romawi, jelas dari sumber seperti Cicero dan Lucretius, bahwa perdebatan terus berlanjut dari generasi ke generasi, dan banyak metafora yang mencolok digunakan hingga hari ini seperti pembuat jam yang tak terlihat, dan teorema monyet tak hingga, berakar pada periode ini.