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wbernys
Reaction (Post)April 28, 2026 at 12:19 AM Is Epicurean Philosophy Purely a Matter of Personal Self-Improvement, or Does It Have a Missionary / Outreach Aspect?
The short answer is emphatically the latter: Epicurean philosophy has a strong and explicit outreach mission built into it from the very… -
Godfrey
April 28, 2026 at 12:14 AM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to kochiekoch’s post in the thread Does Epicurean Philosophy Remove the Magic and Mystery of Life?.Does a scientific and materialist worldview diminish awe and wonder? I would say no.
Years ago, when I was riding bicycle for transportation, I got caught in a thunderstorm. I quick ducked into a bus shelter with transparent plexiglass walls and top; so,… -
Cassius
April 28, 2026 at 12:11 AM Replied to the thread Unfortunate New Film: "The Story Of Everything" (Pushes Intelligent Design).PostYes I completely agree about Prager U, and it definitely looks like they are associated with production of the film as well. -
Cassius
April 28, 2026 at 12:10 AM Replied to the thread Discussion of Blog Post: The Continuing Vitality of Epicurean Physics.Post1 - Do you input those texts and papers and "query" that as it's training model? Yes that's exactly how I am starting. I am telling it specific papers to review (mainly Sedley but also others) and I am also building a list of "instructions" on things… -
Cassius
April 27, 2026 at 11:44 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Don’s post in the thread Discussion of Blog Post: The Continuing Vitality of Epicurean Physics.The article is a long one; however, it's a good solid one, too. The length has deterred me from making it all the way through... yet. It seems to be you're almost on your way to book chapters with these lengthy articles. I also wish you'd open comments,… -
Don
April 27, 2026 at 11:13 PM Replied to the thread Unfortunate New Film: "The Story Of Everything" (Pushes Intelligent Design).PostOH 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… -
Don
April 27, 2026 at 10:47 PM Replied to the thread Discussion of Blog Post: The Continuing Vitality of Epicurean Physics.PostThe article is a long one; however, it's a good solid one, too. The length has deterred me from making it all the way through... yet. It seems to be you're almost on your way to book chapters with these lengthy articles. I also wish you'd open comments,… -
Don
Reaction (Post)April 27, 2026 at 10:37 PM Very dramatic! -
Don
April 27, 2026 at 10:37 PM Replied to the thread So You Want To Learn Ancient Greek Or Latin?.Post[…]
That one I actually bought. I need to get back to that at some point. -
Don
Reaction (Post)April 27, 2026 at 10:37 PM This gives you 40 seconds of the opening of the Letter to Menoeceus:
https://ancientgreek.eu/audiobooks/epi…-menoeceus.html
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