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Eikadistes
PostApril 16, 2026 at 10:14 AM […]
I do not believe that we are on the brink of a 'Fifth Great Awakening' of American Christianity. If anything, the general trend right now is a line from Catholicism to astrology.
I think it's political context. I can think of a handful of minor tweaks… -
Patrikios
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Patrikios
Reaction (Post)April 16, 2026 at 9:11 AM There is also this that Klavan has written on Epicurus:
https://antigonejournal.com/2025/05/epicureanism-then-and-now/
And here is how Claude summarizes his views:
Here is a detailed account of Spencer Klavan's evaluation of Epicurean philosophy, drawn from… -
Patrikios
Reaction (Post)April 16, 2026 at 9:05 AM Thanks again Brandon. I just finished listening to the podcast linked below in which Klavan was interviewed about this book. Worth mentioning first is that Klavan thinks that Epicureanism is something he would like to "demolish" and "eradicate." (Most of… -
Kalosyni
April 16, 2026 at 8:29 AM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to wbernys’s post in the thread Discussion of Blog Article - "In Troubled Times, Young People Should Turn To Epicurus Rather than The Pope".For what it's worth i also heard it's just hype. It's based on one study which says that among church going people, young people attend 1.9 times a month compared to 1.8 times compared to millennials (wow such a huge increase /s) and a bunch of poor… -
Kalosyni
April 16, 2026 at 8:26 AM Reacted withReaction (Post) to wbernys’s post in the thread Discussion of Blog Article - "In Troubled Times, Young People Should Turn To Epicurus Rather than The Pope".[…]
Josh Hawley in my view is a typical guy like Plutarch, trying to frighten people with a "meaning crisis" and "decaying moral values" to make people believe in superstition and go back to the good ol' dark ages. All while ignoring that actual root that… -
Cassius
April 16, 2026 at 7:07 AM Wrote the article Questions? Ask The Epicureans.ArticleWe recognize that not everyone who visits our page is ready, willing, or able to register a full account at EpicureanFriends.
For those who would prefer to submit questions to us by email, we've set up a "Question Line" at Questions@epicureanfriends.com .
Send us an email with your question, and if we find it to be of general interest we'll set up a thread and our participants here can discuss what they think might be the best answers to your topic.
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Randall Moose
Reaction (Post)April 15, 2026 at 4:44 PM Thanks again Brandon. I just finished listening to the podcast linked below in which Klavan was interviewed about this book. Worth mentioning first is that Klavan thinks that Epicureanism is something he would like to "demolish" and "eradicate." (Most of… -
kochiekoch
April 15, 2026 at 3:14 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to wbernys’s post in the thread Discussion of Blog Article - "In Troubled Times, Young People Should Turn To Epicurus Rather than The Pope".For what it's worth i also heard it's just hype. It's based on one study which says that among church going people, young people attend 1.9 times a month compared to 1.8 times compared to millennials (wow such a huge increase /s) and a bunch of poor…
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