Physics - The Nature Of The Universe

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Physics - General Discussion

Epicurus' views of the nature of the universe are the foundation of every aspect of his philosophy. While many particulars have changed, Epicurus' overall assessment of the non-supernatural nature of the universe remains fully valid today.
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How the Epicureans might have predicted Lorentz time dilation
Cassius January 15, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Epicurus Was Not an Atomist (...sort of)
Patrikios January 3, 2026 at 10:01 AM

Nothing Comes From Nothing Or Goes To Nothing Supernaturally

Everything Happens Naturally By The Motion of Atoms Through Space
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First Picture of "Free Range Atoms"
Cassius May 6, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Must All Things That Have A Beginning Have An End?
Cassius May 2, 2025 at 10:46 AM

The Universe Is Infinite In Space And Eternal In Time And Has No Gods Over It

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Largest Spinning Object in the Known Universe
Cassius December 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Epicurean Views of "Teleology"
Cassius March 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM

True Divinity Is Incorruptible And Blessed

This forum focuses on questions of the "existence" and "nature" of Epicurean gods. The Ethical questions of a proper attitude toward divinity are discussed in this Ethics subforum.

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Why Epicurus Railed Against Atheists And Questioned Their Sanity
kochiekoch January 12, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Was Lucretius More "Anti-Religious" Than Epicurus Himself?
Cassius December 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM

Death Is Nothing To Us - No Immortal Soul

When We Die We Cease To Exist.
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Article By Dr. Emily Austin - "Epicurus And The Politics Of The Fear Of Death"
Bryan December 31, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Thought experiment - A vacation without lasting memories
Kalosyni October 3, 2024 at 11:22 AM

There Is No Necessity To Live Under the Control of Necessity

The Swerve And The Rejection of Determinism.
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Cicero Rejects The Swerve But In The End Sides More With Epicurus Than With The Stoics As To "Fate"
Cassius December 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The Existence Of The Swerve Does Not Mean That "Anything Is Possible"
Cassius December 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM

Nature Operates Through Fundamental Principles

Discussion of the Fundamental Observations About Nature (Physics) Which Are The Starting Point of Epicurean Philosophy.
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Bodies Have Properties And Qualities

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Video on Emergent Properties
Cassius September 17, 2021 at 9:46 AM

The Existence of Life Here And Elsewhere In The Universe

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Asteroid found to carry all the ingredients for life
Adrastus December 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Age of Disclosure -- CNN Review
Cassius November 24, 2025 at 10:22 AM

There Is A Limit To Divisibility Just As There Is A Limit To Magnitude

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Epicurus On The Issue of Impossibility of Infinite Divisibility
Cassius January 23, 2021 at 9:17 AM
Indivisibilty And Its Significance
Cassius December 31, 2019 at 9:27 AM

Human Civilization and Language Develop Naturally - Not By Divine Guidance

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Humanity in relation to time (video)
Kalosyni May 26, 2023 at 10:48 AM

Incorporation Of Modern Research

Issues relating to modern research will appear throughout the other forums, but this subforum is specifically devoted to modern researchers whose work is relevant to modern scientific perspectives on physics -- and also human physiology.
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Article: Scientists in a race to discover why our Universe exists
kochiekoch May 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Sabine Hossenfelder - Why the Multiverse Is Religion
Eikadistes May 19, 2025 at 3:39 PM

Isonomia / Isonomy

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Epicurean Isonomy In The Context Of Statements By Balbus As To Gradations In Life In Book 2 of "On the Nature of the Gods"
Cassius August 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Isonomia
Bryan August 31, 2024 at 12:02 PM

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