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.

    2. An Analogy That Should Live Forever In Infamy Along With His Ridiculous "Cave" Analogy - Socrates' "Second Sailing" 9

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      • February 19, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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    2. Use Of The Term "Metaphysics" In Discussing Epicurus 8

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      • March 30, 2026 at 7:37 PM
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      • March 31, 2026 at 8:22 AM
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    4. Julia

      March 31, 2026 at 8:22 AM

    2. Discussion of Blog Post: The Continuing Vitality of Epicurean Physics 18

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      • April 27, 2026 at 9:54 AM
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    4. Cassius

      May 3, 2026 at 12:20 PM

    2. Discussion of New Article: Let All Who Would Free Themselves From the False Claims Of The Geometers Enter Here

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      • April 30, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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    2. ΤΟ ΠΑΝ: The Sum of All Things 19

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      • March 9, 2020 at 11:47 PM
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      • April 1, 2022 at 1:07 AM
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    4. Pacatus

      April 1, 2022 at 1:07 AM

    2. Movement, Direction, and Speed of Atoms - Do Atoms Fall "Down?" Is the "Swerve" Required To Bring Them Together Into Bodies? 17

      • Don
      • December 18, 2020 at 10:42 AM
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      • December 12, 2024 at 3:00 PM
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    4. Cassius

      December 12, 2024 at 3:00 PM

    2. Time in Epicurus, Lucretius, and Aristotle 27

      • Don
      • September 4, 2023 at 8:55 AM
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      • September 6, 2023 at 2:44 PM
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    4. Godfrey

      September 6, 2023 at 2:44 PM

    2. History of the Universe podcast

      • Don
      • June 19, 2024 at 7:13 AM
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      • June 19, 2024 at 7:13 AM
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    2. Was Atlantis An Allegorical Flight of Fancy Like Plato's Cave And His Ideal Forms? 12

      • Don
      • January 28, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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      • January 29, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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    4. Eikadistes

      January 29, 2025 at 10:01 AM

    2. ΠPOΦHTAΣ ATOMΩN – "Atom-Prophets" 2

      • Eikadistes
      • June 13, 2021 at 11:52 AM
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      • June 13, 2021 at 7:27 PM
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    4. Don

      June 13, 2021 at 7:27 PM

    2. Epicurus and Spacetime 2

      • Eikadistes
      • March 25, 2023 at 6:21 PM
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      • March 26, 2023 at 6:16 AM
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    4. Martin

      March 26, 2023 at 6:16 AM

    2. Epicurus Was Not an Atomist (...sort of) 5

      • Eikadistes
      • December 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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      • April 10, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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    4. Cassius

      April 10, 2026 at 7:29 PM

    2. A quote from a book review person needs clarification misunderstanding 1

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      • July 19, 2019 at 1:16 AM
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      • July 19, 2019 at 5:38 AM
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      July 19, 2019 at 5:38 AM

    2. Infinity and the Expanding Universe 39

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      • July 25, 2020 at 7:13 PM
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    4. Godfrey

      July 25, 2020 at 7:13 PM

    2. Astronomy Software - For Moon Phases and General Night-Sky Navigation 4

      • Godfrey
      • January 24, 2023 at 2:15 PM
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      • October 10, 2024 at 7:42 PM
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      October 10, 2024 at 7:42 PM

    2. How the Epicureans might have predicted Lorentz time dilation 12

      • jcblackmon
      • February 4, 2026 at 11:21 AM
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    4. Martin

      February 4, 2026 at 11:21 AM

    2. Epicurean Physics and Canonics at Three Levels of Reality 4

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      • December 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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      • December 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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      December 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM

    2. More correct to say "Natural Science" rather than "Physics"? 9

      • Kalosyni
      • July 13, 2023 at 2:42 PM
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    4. Don

      July 13, 2023 at 2:42 PM

    2. Explaining Epicurean Physics In One Paragraph (in rebuttal of ideas such as the "multiverse")

      • Kalosyni
      • September 22, 2023 at 4:01 PM
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      • September 22, 2023 at 4:01 PM
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    2. "Space Weather" - Solar Flares 12

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      • May 11, 2024 at 7:04 AM
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    4. Cassius

      May 11, 2024 at 7:04 AM

    2. On the Nature of the Soul According to Epicurus 1

      • Kalosyni
      • June 6, 2026 at 9:35 AM
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    4. Kalosyni

      June 6, 2026 at 9:35 AM

    2. Beginning of the Universe

      • Mousikos
      • June 17, 2019 at 6:21 AM
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    2. How Supporters of Epicurus Should Approach The Effect of Modern Scientific Discoveries In Their Promotion of Epicurean Philosophy 5

      • Philos Armonikos
      • August 16, 2020 at 6:22 PM
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    4. Cassius

      August 16, 2020 at 6:22 PM

    2. What fears does modern science remove, as Epicurean physics did in antiquity? 31

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      • June 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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    4. Don

      June 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM

    2. Free Will, Determinism or. Compatibilism? 2

      • Sid
      • October 10, 2022 at 4:29 AM
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      • October 10, 2022 at 8:13 AM
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    4. Cassius

      October 10, 2022 at 8:13 AM

    2. Ancient Epicurean worldview (classes of compounds of atoms) 1

      • TauPhi
      • September 2, 2024 at 2:44 PM
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      • September 2, 2024 at 5:49 PM
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    4. Cassius

      September 2, 2024 at 5:49 PM

    2. Simulacra, gods and the dead 38

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      • January 6, 2021 at 1:37 PM
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    4. Cassius

      January 6, 2021 at 1:37 PM

    2. Did Epicurus really oversell the power of science to diminish anxiety? 19

      • waterholic
      • February 14, 2023 at 1:52 AM
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      • February 16, 2023 at 2:11 PM
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    4. Little Rocker

      February 16, 2023 at 2:11 PM

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