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Cassius
April 29, 2026 at 7:25 AM Replied to the thread Discussion of Blog Post: The Continuing Vitality of Epicurean Physics.Post[…]
That's one that always has seemed to me to be in need of clarification. i think I've seen some analysis of it by commentators to the effect that the real meaning is that the purpose of both is to obtain the same result. It seems obvious that the… -
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April 29, 2026 at 7:22 AM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Godfrey’s post in the thread Discussion of Blog Post: The Continuing Vitality of Epicurean Physics.VS26: Understand that a long discourse and a short one both achieve the same result. -
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April 29, 2026 at 12:15 AM Replied to the thread Discussion of Blog Post: The Continuing Vitality of Epicurean Physics.PostVS26: Understand that a long discourse and a short one both achieve the same result. -
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April 29, 2026 at 12:13 AM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to DaveT’s post in the thread Discussion of Blog Post: The Continuing Vitality of Epicurean Physics.[…]
Well, brainstorming.... I really don't think a 6th grade comprehension level makes any point you want to make less accurate or less true. In other words, I can enjoy reading a piece that spells things out briefly and succinctly and with fewer… -
Eikadistes
April 28, 2026 at 9:34 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Don’s post in the thread Does Epicurean Philosophy Remove the Magic and Mystery of Life?.[…]
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Eikadistes
April 28, 2026 at 9:33 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Don’s post in the thread Does Epicurean Philosophy Remove the Magic and Mystery of Life?.Saw this in my morning scrolling and it seemed appropriate for here:
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Eikadistes
Reaction (Post)April 28, 2026 at 9:33 PM This is very useful for explaining the Epicurean position (in opposition to the Skeptics) that concepts such as "fair" and "foul" and "larger" and "smaller" are no less real than gold or silver, even though (the Skeptics argue) that the former are unreal… -
Cassius
April 28, 2026 at 8:14 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to DaveT’s post in the thread Discussion of Blog Post: The Continuing Vitality of Epicurean Physics.[…]
Well, brainstorming.... I really don't think a 6th grade comprehension level makes any point you want to make less accurate or less true. In other words, I can enjoy reading a piece that spells things out briefly and succinctly and with fewer… -
DaveT
April 28, 2026 at 7:47 PM Replied to the thread Discussion of Blog Post: The Continuing Vitality of Epicurean Physics.Post[…]
Well, brainstorming.... I really don't think a 6th grade comprehension level makes any point you want to make less accurate or less true. In other words, I can enjoy reading a piece that spells things out briefly and succinctly and with fewer… -
Cassius
April 28, 2026 at 4:48 PM Replied to the thread Unfortunate New Film: "The Story Of Everything" (Pushes Intelligent Design).PostI am sure others can do better and I hope they will. In the meantime, I have set up a first version of an article on this topic at the link below. This is a particularly good example of where collaboration can make for a better product. I will have to…
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