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Cassius
March 31, 2026 at 9:29 PM Replied to the thread Article: Not A Bunker But A Camp: A Response To “The Garden or the Forum”.PostAt the moment I don't have much more to say about the specifics of labeling, but I do want to share a recent conversation elsewhere which has greatly influenced my thinking on this subject. For those who don't follow the link here's the thumbnail:
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TauPhi
March 31, 2026 at 8:14 PM Replied to the thread Article: Not A Bunker But A Camp: A Response To “The Garden or the Forum”.Post[…]
I still think the content of the article is very good. Nothing has changed and I have no criticism in this regard whatsoever.
I retract my praise for the article because I was misled to think you wrote it which is not entirely the case. As I said… -
Cassius
March 31, 2026 at 7:17 PM Replied to the thread Article: Not A Bunker But A Camp: A Response To “The Garden or the Forum”.PostNote -- In order to appreciate the context of Tau Phi's post 14, this earlier post is essential context.
Tau Phi I will think you have adequately stated your position as to any AI in this thread here. If you have some substantive criticism of the article… -
TauPhi
March 31, 2026 at 6:34 PM Replied to the thread Article: Not A Bunker But A Camp: A Response To “The Garden or the Forum”.PostUnfortunately, I have to retract my praise for this article as I found out it was AI assisted creation. Cassius , please add information about AI usage in your publications when AI is used. Signing such creations with your name only is misleading as… -
Patrikios
Reaction (Post)March 31, 2026 at 6:30 PM Happiness causes, which (according to the above article) are unique to each person, meaning that the specifics and the quantities are variable and different for each person - there is no "one-size-fits-all" prescription for happiness. And this also… -
Patrikios
Reaction (Post)March 31, 2026 at 6:12 PM And not like anyone asked but I'd be remiss if I didn't take a swing at my own translation:While you live, glow!
Suffer you never a sorrow!
For fleeting it is to withstand
the ending that time must demand. -
Patrikios
Reaction (Post)March 31, 2026 at 6:10 PM This is cool. I didn't know about its existence. Thank you Eikadistes . It reminds me of something I wrote to myself some time ago. I rarely share my personal scribblings with anyone but I'll make an exception on this occasion:
Radiate, pulsate and be… -
Patrikios
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Patrikios
March 31, 2026 at 5:43 PM Replied to the thread Good and Bad Desire and Doubt In Epicurean Philosophy.Post[…]
Cassius
Here is likely one of the few points that we may not see the terminology and human biological processes in the same way. So, with great respect I question the blanket categorization implied by this statement.
When you use the term “sexual… -
kochiekoch
March 31, 2026 at 3:56 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)to Cassius’s post in the thread Discussion of Blog Article - "Reality Does Not Require Being Eternally The Same".
This will be the discussion thread for the blog article "Reality Does Not Require Being Eternally The Same" -
epicureanfriends.com/wcf/blog/entry/69/
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