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    2. For Regular Users, Dark Style "ColorPlay" and Light Style "Nexus" Return To Availability Today 1

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      • March 26, 2024 at 10:45 AM
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    2. Lucretius Today Episode 289 Posted - "Epicureans Are Not Spocks!"

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      • July 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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    2. EpicureanFriends WIKI 2025 - Upgrades, Revisions, Planning

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    2. Subforum Merger (Consolidation of Ethics Forums, and Encouragement to Post in "The Big Three" When Possible)

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    2. Classification Theory

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    2. Default Theme Update - June 8, 2024 46

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    2. Request For Volunteers To Assist With Quiz Section 3

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    2. Status Update on EpicureanFriends Forum Technology And Use 1

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    2. New Style Worth Checking Out - Foxhole 1

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      • January 24, 2024 at 8:07 AM
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    2. Forum Upgrade Issues and Downtime 12/28/23 32

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    2. Verifying membership status / deletion of inactivated accounts 1

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    2. Table Of Key Tags Added to Front Page 1

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      • June 20, 2023 at 2:33 PM
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    2. Site Usage Feedback - February 2023 3

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    2. Forum Organization Comment

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      • January 27, 2023 at 4:52 PM
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    2. Highlighting User Contributions to EpicureanFriends.com

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      • February 1, 2022 at 10:43 AM
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    2. Implement A Roadmap Or 'User Ranking According To Texts Read" System? 15

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    2. Forum Tweaks Logbook

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      • July 17, 2021 at 11:37 AM
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    2. Backup Communications for EpicureanFriends.com 1

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      • November 29, 2020 at 4:53 PM
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    2. Addition of the "Lexicon" Feature of the Forum 3

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      • November 1, 2020 at 5:58 AM
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    2. Happy Twentieth of December, 2019 11

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    2. Topics For Continuing Discussion - Would You Like To See A New Subforum For Something Special?

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      • March 22, 2019 at 7:49 AM
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    2. Should the Default Theme Of This Website For New Users Be Light Or Dark? 4

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      • December 7, 2018 at 9:36 AM
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    2. "Easter Sunday 2018" - Epicurean Philosophy Doesn't Start And End With "Pleasure" 1

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      • April 1, 2018 at 10:53 AM
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    2. "Calendar" Feature now added to website

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      • January 11, 2018 at 6:42 AM
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    2. Welcome to the EpicureanFriends.com Forum

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      • April 29, 2015 at 3:55 PM
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    2. Acccelerating Study of Canonics Through Philodemus' "On Methods of Inference"

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      • April 6, 2026 at 10:56 AM
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    2. Updated FAQ Entry: Why Should I Care About Epicurean Physics When So Much Science Has Changed In The Last 2000 Years?

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      • March 26, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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    2. New Posting Of A Video By Raphael Raul "Our Journey From Atoms To Consiousness"

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      • January 1, 2026 at 8:39 AM
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    2. More Renovations -- Updates to "Map" View To Make Topics Easier To Find 3

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    2. New Home Page Video: How Can The Wise Epicurean Always Be Happy? 4

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      • November 17, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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    2. Preparing A Public Domain Audio Version of Lucretius From The Best Available Sources

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      • October 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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