Letter to Melissos

Melissos of Samos belonged to the pre-socratic school of Eleatics and was philosopher and fleet commander in the Samian war against Athens about 440 BC. Elea was situated in Italy southeast of Naples. They were specialised in thinking about existence. Prominent members were also Parmenides and Zenon. They proclaimed that nothing can come from nothing. I cannot agree completely, so i wrote a fictional letter back in time to tell Melissos my version...