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    • bradley.whitley
    • May 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM

    Working through Recovery aka the 12 Steps with as an Epicurean has been a 5 year challenge.


    I am so happy with the Epicurean and not Neo-Epicurean poster. It is the very essence of how I have survived.


    Thank you

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    • bradley.whitley
    • May 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM

    How wonderful!

  • Epicurean Rings / Jewelry / Coins / Mementos

    • bradley.whitley
    • March 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM

    I will take one.

  • Happy Twentieth of July!

    • bradley.whitley
    • July 21, 2020 at 10:43 AM

    I had my fill of fun yesterday. Wonderful meal and a beautiful toast to the Teacher. Hope you all enjoyed yesterday.

  • Happy Twentieth of July!

    • bradley.whitley
    • July 20, 2020 at 11:52 AM

    Happy 20th

  • Outline for book "Raising Children in the Epicurean Philosophy"

    • bradley.whitley
    • June 13, 2019 at 12:19 PM

    Yes, the death of our Boston terrier prompted our discussion.

  • Outline for book "Raising Children in the Epicurean Philosophy"

    • bradley.whitley
    • June 13, 2019 at 11:17 AM

    Just a quick note...EP is very kid friendly. We discussed death and dying last night at dinner. My 7 year old out of the blue says "people are worried more about being dead and what things are like after they die that they dont enjoy living!" "Just enjoy things dont be worried about dying because you won't feel nothing. Right Daddy?" Exactly son.

  • The Advice of Marcus The Golden

    • bradley.whitley
    • June 13, 2019 at 11:07 AM

    Excellent posts here!

  • Outline for book "Raising Children in the Epicurean Philosophy"

    • bradley.whitley
    • June 6, 2019 at 1:35 PM

    Elayne,

    I would be up for interview. I am raising my sons as Epicureans. Quite nice.

    Anyway, I look forward to your writings.

  • Life is Short - Do Stuff that ??? "matters" ???

    • bradley.whitley
    • May 14, 2019 at 5:39 PM

    Totally agree

  • Epicurean Rings / Jewelry / Coins / Mementos

    • bradley.whitley
    • April 22, 2019 at 8:51 PM

    I would buy one

  • More Thoughts on The "Idealism vs Realism" Question About the Epicurean "Gods"

    • bradley.whitley
    • April 20, 2019 at 9:32 AM

    Elli I bow to your wisdom. I am useless anyway. I know very little. Happy 20th anyway.

  • More Thoughts on The "Idealism vs Realism" Question About the Epicurean "Gods"

    • bradley.whitley
    • April 19, 2019 at 7:54 PM

    Platonizing is the very root of all wars. Some buffoon takes over a nation with a vision of an ideal world. Plato and his minions have created a world of division. Platonism is a mental disease.

  • Tomorrow Is the 20th

    • bradley.whitley
    • April 19, 2019 at 6:16 PM

    Happy 20th Friends!

  • The Notre Dame Fire

    • bradley.whitley
    • April 16, 2019 at 6:14 PM

    Move all the art. Rebuild the Forum. No more Vatican.

  • The Notre Dame Fire

    • bradley.whitley
    • April 16, 2019 at 1:46 PM

    Elli

    I totally agree. The treasures of Hellas are forgotten! Only if we could have Alexandria and her library!

  • The Notre Dame Fire

    • bradley.whitley
    • April 15, 2019 at 7:14 PM

    Sad to see so many afraid of losing a temple.

  • A little lesson on death in the supermarket...

    • bradley.whitley
    • April 7, 2019 at 7:32 PM

    I am not sure, but I believe he quoted that and other sundry verses. I just cut to the chase.

  • A little lesson on death in the supermarket...

    • bradley.whitley
    • April 7, 2019 at 7:15 PM

    It is pretty much a given that all people at some point question their mortality and worry about death.

    In the local supermarket this afternoon I was "witnessed" too by a missionary. I guess his assignment after service was to hit up the market for converts. After his usual pitch, I asked him if he was scared to die. Of course he said no. He was in the great number of saints. Then I asked him what if he died and there was no immortal existence, and all of the missionary work pointed to a great nothing? He looked upset and said, then I would have wasted my life.

    I calmly said, I rest my case. Smiled and before I walked off, I told him death is nothing to us. We have no recall of life before birth. Death is the same way. No sensation. Don't fear it. Live today.

  • Has anyone read St. Paul & Epicurus by NW?

    • bradley.whitley
    • April 5, 2019 at 1:41 PM

    Oh yes. Sounds like Eastern NC. Can't go a day without the rapture coming up.

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