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    2. "You will not taste death: Jesus and Epicureanism" 13

      • Titus
      • June 23, 2021 at 4:34 PM
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    2. Discussion of Matthew 7:6 “Pearls Before Swine (Epicureans?)” 12

      • Al-Hakiim von Grof
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    4. Al-Hakiim von Grof

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    2. Acts 17: 16-34 - Who said what? 2

      • Don
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    4. Eikadistes

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    2. Jesus the Epicurean?! 10

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    2. The dark Epicureanism in the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam 9

      • Stan85
      • May 24, 2018 at 10:57 PM
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    4. Kalosyni

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    2. Lucretius/Epicurus vs. "Adam and Eve"

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    2. Ecclesiastes what insights can we gleam from it? 1

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    4. Cassius

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    2. Statistics on "supernatural" beliefs (Gallup poll article) 4

      • Kalosyni
      • October 31, 2023 at 5:16 PM
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    2. Epicureans and the Areopagus Speech: Stereotypes and Theodicy 1

      • Don
      • June 17, 2023 at 11:55 PM
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    2. Epicurean Similarities With Early Christianity 10

      • Eikadistes
      • May 29, 2022 at 10:27 PM
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    4. Don

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    2. An Outline of Major Objections -Christopher Hitchens 1

      • Cassius
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    2. "Nihilist and Christian - They Rhyme In German...." From Nietzsche's Antichrist Reference to Epicurus 3

      • Cassius
      • July 30, 2021 at 10:54 AM
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    2. Epicurean Theology Compared to Mormon Theology 1

      • Cassius
      • February 13, 2021 at 8:58 AM
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      February 13, 2021 at 9:13 AM

    2. We're in the Bible!! 6

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      • March 4, 2019 at 7:20 PM
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      March 14, 2019 at 2:53 PM

    2. Ancient Christian Objections to Hellenic Philosophy 3

      • Matt
      • January 14, 2019 at 2:51 PM
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    2. From Epicurus.net 1

      • Matt
      • January 14, 2019 at 11:37 AM
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    2. Neoplatonic References and Objections to Epicurus

      • Matt
      • January 13, 2019 at 12:28 PM
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    2. Polemical Works 7

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    2. Lactantius-De Ira Dei 6

      • Matt
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    2. Is All Desire Painful? How Would Epicurus Answer? 11

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    2. Pompeii Then and Now 7

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    2. Names of Bits of Reality 4

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    2. ⟐ as the symbol of the philosophy of Epicurus 15

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    2. Why pursue unnecessary desires? 74

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