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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… -
Cassius
April 15, 2026 at 3:11 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… -
Cassius
April 15, 2026 at 3:10 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Kalosyni’s post in the thread Discussion of Blog Article - "In Troubled Times, Young People Should Turn To Epicurus Rather than The Pope".I have not fully read the article above, but wanted to comment regarding any idea that Epicurean philosophy would be a better option for an individual interested in Christianity -- I think that anyone who is moving toward Christianity hasn't fully dealt… -
wbernys
April 15, 2026 at 2:59 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Kalosyni’s post in the thread Discussion of Blog Article - "In Troubled Times, Young People Should Turn To Epicurus Rather than The Pope".I have not fully read the article above, but wanted to comment regarding any idea that Epicurean philosophy would be a better option for an individual interested in Christianity -- I think that anyone who is moving toward Christianity hasn't fully dealt… -
wbernys
PostApril 15, 2026 at 2:59 PM 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 15, 2026 at 2:45 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Godfrey’s post in the thread What would Epicurus have thought of going to the moon?.There's also the issue of natural philosophy as well as the anachronistic nature of the situation proposed. Epicurus' life predated so much of our contemporary knowledge, although his thinking in many ways laid the groundwork for it. If he was presented… -
Kalosyni
April 15, 2026 at 2:43 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Eikadistes’s post in the thread What would Epicurus have thought of going to the moon?. -
Kalosyni
PostApril 15, 2026 at 2:41 PM I have not fully read the article above, but wanted to comment regarding any idea that Epicurean philosophy would be a better option for an individual interested in Christianity -- I think that anyone who is moving toward Christianity hasn't fully dealt… -
kochiekoch
April 15, 2026 at 2:41 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Godfrey’s post in the thread Why Emily Austin's "Living For Pleasure" Book Title Is Particularly Apt.Does this apply to widowers, too?
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wbernys
April 15, 2026 at 2:40 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to kochiekoch’s post in the thread Discussion of Blog Article - "In Troubled Times, Young People Should Turn To Epicurus Rather than The Pope".From what I understand, the supposed religious revival among Gen Z's is mostly hype. There are some isolated pockets of mini revivals, but the Z's have the least interest in religion than any other generation in US history. Some 1/3 of them are 'nones'.
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