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kochiekoch
April 28, 2026 at 1:39 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Don’s post in the thread Unfortunate New Film: "The Story Of Everything" (Pushes Intelligent Design).OH GODS! The "interview" is from PRAGER U?? Please don't bother engaging with Prager U propaganda!
And the "film" is one of those propaganda films that will end up getting shown in megachurches and fawned over by the faithful. The Story of Everything… -
Cassius
April 28, 2026 at 1:30 PM Replied to the thread Discussion of Blog Post: The Continuing Vitality of Epicurean Physics.PostThanks Martin! -
Cassius
April 28, 2026 at 1:29 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Martin’s post in the thread Discussion of Blog Post: The Continuing Vitality of Epicurean Physics.[…]
This is nonsense.
Every measurement of a continuous variable has an uncertainty but that does not make the measurement untrue.
Our senses indicate that the Sun has a well-defined size. At times when it is reasonably safe to observe the Sun, we can… -
kochiekoch
April 28, 2026 at 1:23 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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I've seen numerous commercials for these charlatans on TV, and it makes me cringe and laugh every time.
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😂🤣😂 Egads. The TV commercials tout that their "psychics" have been "vetted." By Zeus, where's The… -
Martin
April 28, 2026 at 1:12 PM Replied to the thread Discussion of Blog Post: The Continuing Vitality of Epicurean Physics.Post[…]
This is nonsense.
Every measurement of a continuous variable has an uncertainty but that does not make the measurement untrue.
Our senses indicate that the Sun has a well-defined size. At times when it is reasonably safe to observe the Sun, we can… -
kochiekoch
April 28, 2026 at 1:08 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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Godfrey
April 28, 2026 at 12:34 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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Bryan
April 28, 2026 at 11:50 AM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Matteng’s post in the thread Epicurean Mockery of Opposing Philosophers and Schools.I also think Plato was the „Golden“ because he values people in categories of gold, silver and bronze/iron
Gold: Elites, King/ Philosopher
Silver: Warriors
Bronze/Iron: Worker, farmers
And oh, of course Plato was in the golden category 😅
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Cassius
April 28, 2026 at 10:17 AM Replied to the thread Discussion of Blog Post: The Continuing Vitality of Epicurean Physics.PostGreat points Dave. I am struggling with some of the same questions.
I think it could EASILY trim the length and tune the grade level to the intended audience.
Already I have run into the question in regard to what to link from the Epicurustoday.com home… -
DaveT
April 28, 2026 at 9:57 AM Replied to the thread Discussion of Blog Post: The Continuing Vitality of Epicurean Physics.PostCassius I enjoyed the above dialogue between you and Don. This AI tech capability is astounding. What a tool, isn't it? A couple of things came to mind as I read your explanation. I wonder how the article would change if you told the software to…
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