Gods Have No Attributes Inconsistent With Blessedness and Incorruptibility
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Key Citations - Nothing Is Supernatural - No Gods Over Nature
- Cassius
October 4, 2023 at 7:47 PM
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About This Subforum - Everyone Please Read! 3
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Are Epicurean Gods Compatible with Carl Jung's Collective Unconscious and Archetypes? 7
- Kalosyni
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Hidden Brain podcast: Suggested Episodes on the Gods & Religion 7
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Prioritizing By Popularity The Arguments For Intelligent Design
- Cassius
May 20, 2024 at 12:18 PM
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Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 215 22
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Pros and Cons Of Considering Epicurean Philosophy To Be A "Religion" 119
- Cassius
January 22, 2024 at 9:24 AM
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Article On Contemplation on the Gods 7
- Kalosyni
March 19, 2024 at 5:06 PM
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Epicureanism as the spiritual essence or 'religion' of an entire community 90
- Peter Konstans
September 29, 2023 at 4:14 PM
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Article: The Ethical Implications of Epicurus' Theology by Stefano Mecci 15
- Godfrey
September 26, 2023 at 4:22 PM
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Epicurean gods and Aristotelian contemplation 7
- Godfrey
September 2, 2023 at 10:56 PM
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The Real Impact of Epicurus saying the celestial bodies weren't gods! 1
- Don
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Which (Epicurean) God ...? 4
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May 28, 2023 at 5:30 PM
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Knowledge of the Gods as "Manifest" 22
- Cassius
December 12, 2022 at 3:57 PM
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"Lucretius on the Divine" - Dr. Christopher Eckerman 14
- Don
May 24, 2022 at 6:28 AM
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Philodemus On Piety 33
- Don
December 10, 2020 at 5:14 PM
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Article: "Significance of Worship and Prayer among the Epicureans" by George Depue Hadzsits 2
- Susan Hill
November 15, 2020 at 10:57 AM
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Thoughts on Reverence, Awe, and Epicurean Piety 10
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October 28, 2020 at 9:03 PM
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Declaration Of Rights Of Epicureans To Freedom of Religion - Cassius' Declaration of August 20, 2021 9
- Cassius
August 20, 2021 at 2:04 PM
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Atheopaganism Commentary 5
- Cassius
January 12, 2021 at 6:59 AM
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Reverence and Awe In Epicurean Philosophy 164
- Susan Hill
October 23, 2020 at 9:06 AM
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Long and Sedley, Hellenistic Philosophers, "Gods" 25
- Don
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Applied Theology 5
- Susan Hill
November 3, 2020 at 7:33 AM
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From Philodemus 4
- Susan Hill
October 28, 2020 at 2:09 PM
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Introductory Video on Epicurean Gods and the Three Responses 13
- Susan Hill
October 29, 2020 at 7:07 AM
- Susan Hill
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Other Short Fragments and Testimonia
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October 28, 2020 at 3:15 PM
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From Cicero 1
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October 28, 2020 at 10:28 AM
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From the Pen of the Master: Epicurus 1
- Susan Hill
October 28, 2020 at 10:00 AM
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October 28, 2020 at 10:13 AM
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Notes on "Epicurus and His Gods" by A.J. Festugiere 4
- Godfrey
October 23, 2020 at 6:49 PM
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"The Polytheism of the Epicureans" by Paul T. M. Jackson 9
- Godfrey
October 2, 2020 at 9:13 PM
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EpicureanFriends Status Report / Thanks-giving in October
- Cassius
October 11, 2024 at 10:15 AM - General Discussion
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The Three Μοῖραι 8
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Looking for a book recommendation 12
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First Monday Meeting. Hurricane Milton, and Other Topics 1
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October 7, 2024 at 9:31 PM - General Discussion
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Altruism 11
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