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Cassius
April 15, 2026 at 11:34 AM Wrote the blog article In Troubled Times, Why Young People Should Turn To Epicurus Rather Than To The Pope.Blog ArticleA friendly but direct word to young people searching for solid ground and thinking they might find it in the old but newly trendy Church
This article is also available on Substack.
Something is stirring among young people in the West, and it deserves to be… -
Martin
PostApril 15, 2026 at 11:03 AM In a Newtonian universe with absolute space and time and when there is a point in time where there is no motion of that atom in the chosen frame of reference, yes, this would be the case at all other points in time, the atom would never move and would… -
Cassius
April 15, 2026 at 10:54 AM Replied to the thread Welcome Aeneadum!.PostHere is one such thread but I am afraid it mostly goes off in other directions after Pacatus 's comment (which is more on point with the current question).
RE: Thoughts and Discussion on Organizing Epicurean Community
When Pacatus has time he may… -
Cassius
April 15, 2026 at 9:57 AM Replied to the thread Why Emily Austin's "Living For Pleasure" Book Title Is Particularly Apt.Post[…]
According to "our friend" Paul it likely applies to everyone! -
Cassius
April 15, 2026 at 9:57 AM Replied to the thread Why Emily Austin's "Living For Pleasure" Book Title Is Particularly Apt.PostI am warned that everyone will not get or appreciate the humor of my comment and it may take more effort to understand the play on words - but like on "Galaxy Quest" -
"Never Give Up! Never Surrender!"
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Kalosyni
April 15, 2026 at 8:56 AM Replied to the thread Welcome Aeneadum!.PostWelcome to the forum Aeneadum
The greatest motivation for quiting addictions is realizing that the pain outweighs the pleasure. Also, the strong desire to feel healthy again, and the strong desire to do what is necessary to maintain long-term health… -
Cassius
PostApril 15, 2026 at 8:12 AM Martin - Is this saying that a single atom in an infinite void would not move, but require the presence of at least one other atom for there to be attraction capable of resulting in movement?
If so that might reconcile how gravity results in motion but… -
Martin
April 15, 2026 at 7:46 AM Replied to the thread Welcome Aeneadum!.PostWelcome Aeneadum! -
Martin
PostApril 15, 2026 at 7:39 AM Here is my comment to Patrikios' thought experiment:
Placing the object outside Earth’s gravity would not be enough because then it could be in the Sun's gravity. Placing it outside the Sun’s gravity would still not be enough because then it could be… -
Cassius
PostApril 15, 2026 at 7:31 AM […]
In case Wbernys' reference to "reviews like this" is not clear, it's a reference to the "Antigone" article by Spencer Klavan linked in my previous post.
Very good analysis Wbernys - and in this context I don't see any issues with that youtube link,… -
Cassius
PostApril 15, 2026 at 7:25 AM Thank you Martin! -
Cassius
April 15, 2026 at 7:23 AM Replied to the thread Welcome Aeneadum!.PostVery well stated response Wbernys -
Also, as to this:
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Those are quotations we don't see very often. Do you have citations to those that readers can follow to verify them? -
Martin
PostApril 15, 2026 at 6:36 AM Here are my answers to Cassius' questions:
Gravity is one of four fundamental forces which can be considered as independent and their own entities in easy-to-understand models. There is a unified theory for the other three forces. Moreover, there are… -
wbernys
April 15, 2026 at 1:29 AM Replied to the thread Welcome Aeneadum!.Post[…]
Nope, sorry. My father has quit cigarettes after a long time though. I think the first tenet that we are powerless over out addiction would be completely rejected and is actually harmful. Recognizing that we do have power over our lives is… -
wbernys
PostApril 15, 2026 at 1:08 AM Reviews like this are why i don't bother reading anything critical of Epicurus anymore, NOT because i think their CANNOT be good criticisms of Epicurus, but because they always state something that is direct opposite of what he says in his doctrines… -
Aeneadum
April 14, 2026 at 10:39 PM Replied to the thread Welcome Aeneadum!.PostHas any one here used Epicurus as their Higher Power in a 12 step setting, or know of anyone who has?
(I would hope no one simply points out that the Tetrapharmakon contradicts the many mentions of a God in the 12 Steps. In practice, many atheists apply… -
Godfrey
April 14, 2026 at 10:00 PM Replied to the thread Why Emily Austin's "Living For Pleasure" Book Title Is Particularly Apt.PostDoes this apply to widowers, too?
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Cassius
April 14, 2026 at 9:07 PM Replied to the thread Why Emily Austin's "Living For Pleasure" Book Title Is Particularly Apt.PostFor some reason this following verse escaped my attention til now and I thought i would drop it here:
I guess we better be careful about recommending Emily Austin's book to widows! 1 Timothy 5-6: But the widow who lives for pleasure is dead even while
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Cassius
PostApril 14, 2026 at 8:08 PM As we continue to discuss some of these issues I want to restate what I think are ultimate issues in Epicurean physics from which no retreat makes sense:
The first issue is whether matter is INFINITELY divisible. Epicurus says no in part because of the… -
Cassius
PostApril 14, 2026 at 5:50 PM 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… -
Cassius
PostApril 14, 2026 at 5:47 PM Eikadistes apparently the preface contains commentary - not sure about other parts. In the podcast I linked he's very clear about his evaluation, but I'm not sure how much of that is actually in the book. Sounds like he's written other books that also… -
Eikadistes
PostApril 14, 2026 at 5:34 PM It looks like its primarily a compilation of Epicurean core texts and related texts. (It looks like the editor had a similar intention in mind as did I with The Hedonicon). Klavan also includes a few interesting selections of Newton, Hume, Adams,… -
Cassius
April 14, 2026 at 4:51 PM Replied to the thread Welcome BrandenOz!.PostBranden thanks again for bringing the Klavan book to my attention. This is worth it's own thread so I have split those comments out here:
Klavan's "Gateway To Epicureanism" (Note: The Title Is Part Of A "Gateway" Series - The Author Himself Is Strongly… -
Cassius
PostApril 14, 2026 at 4:50 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… -
Brandenoz
PostApril 14, 2026 at 2:32 PM Klavan ended the preface of the book somewhat on a negative tone towards Epicureanism, I felt, but otherwise made a great case for the physics-based approach and on how 'We are all Epicureans Now' in many ways. The reason I wanted to read it is because… -
Cassius
PostApril 14, 2026 at 1:52 PM This is very timely so thank you again for the book reference. I am working on two articles now and I am going to at least briefly review this so I can address some of what apparently appears here.
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Cassius
PostApril 14, 2026 at 1:26 PM I see this about that book at Barnes and Noble (underline added)
In this convenient volume, the classicist Spencer A. Klavan presents core selections from Epicurus’ own writings and those of his most famous ancient disciple, the poet Lucretius. Listen… -
Cassius
PostApril 14, 2026 at 1:17 PM Hmmm that is interesting. Never heard of that and see that it is new... From Regnery the "conservative" publisher who also published Josh Hawleys book attacking Epicurus. And I am not familiar with Spencer Klavan either....
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Brandenoz
PostApril 14, 2026 at 1:02 PM Hello, and thanks for having me. I especially was drawn into the graphic on the home page showing Epicurean physics + canonics = ethics. A book I was reading structured Epicurean ethics in that same way and I thought that made a lot of sense. The book…
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