Physics - The Nature Of The Universe

Physics - General Discussion

Epicurus' views of the nature of the universe are the foundation of every aspect of his philosophy. While many particulars have changed, Epicurus' overall assessment of the non-supernatural nature of the universe remains fully valid today.
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On the Nature of the Soul According to Epicurus
Kalosyni June 6, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Discussion of Blog Post: The Continuing Vitality of Epicurean Physics
Cassius May 3, 2026 at 12:20 PM

Atoms - Their Properties and Limits

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What Atoms Look Like (Even Though We'll Never Seen Them)
Don June 1, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Is Motion One Of The Three Eternal Properties of Atoms? I.E. Are The Three Properties Shape, Size, and MOTION?
Martin April 17, 2026 at 2:50 AM

Nothing Comes From Nothing Or Goes To Nothing Supernaturally

Everything Happens Naturally By The Motion of Atoms Through Space
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Must All Things That Have A Beginning Have An End?
Cassius July 22, 2026 at 6:18 AM
Key Citations On Atoms, Void, and Emergence
Cassius July 22, 2026 at 6:09 AM

Bodies And Their Separable and Inseparable Properties And Qualities

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Explaining The Relationship Between Properties / Qualities of Atoms and Emergent Qualities of Things Formed From Atoms
Cassius March 26, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Video on Emergent Properties
Cassius September 17, 2021 at 9:46 AM

The Universe Is Infinite In Space And Eternal In Time And Has No Gods Over It

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Discussion of Blog Post: Epicurean Responses To The Intelligent Design Argument
Eikadistes May 1, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Unfortunate New Film: "The Story Of Everything" (Pushes Intelligent Design)
Cassius April 28, 2026 at 4:48 PM

True Divinity Is Incorruptible And Blessed - Nature Of Gods

This forum focuses on questions of the "existence" and "nature" of Epicurean gods. The Ethical questions of a proper attitude toward divinity are discussed in this Ethics subforum.

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Key Citations - Nothing Is Supernatural - No Gods Over Nature
Cassius July 22, 2026 at 6:21 AM
New Article By Eikadistes on Twentiers Site -- Fragments from Philodemus "On Gods"
Cassius July 17, 2026 at 10:38 AM

Death Is Nothing To Us - No Immortal Soul

When We Die We Cease To Exist.
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Smiling at Death
wbernys July 26, 2026 at 12:56 PM
How can writing a will be justified in Epicureanism?
wbernys April 5, 2026 at 1:37 AM

There Is No Necessity To Live Under the Control of Necessity

The Swerve And The Rejection of Determinism.
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"And With These We Especially Do Battle, And Rebuke Them, As Well As Hating Them For A Disposition Which Follows Their Disordered Congenital Nature...."
Cassius April 5, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Cicero Rejects The Swerve But In The End Sides More With Epicurus Than With The Stoics As To "Fate"
Cassius December 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM

Nature Operates Through Fundamental Principles

Discussion of the Fundamental Observations About Nature (Physics) Which Are The Starting Point of Epicurean Philosophy.
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The Existence of Life Here And Elsewhere In The Universe

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What would Epicurus have thought of going to the moon?
Cassius April 20, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Asteroid found to carry all the ingredients for life
Adrastus December 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM

Human Civilization and Language Develop Naturally - Not By Divine Guidance

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How do we know that we only get one life?
DaveT April 11, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Humanity in relation to time (video)
Kalosyni May 26, 2023 at 10:48 AM

Incorporation Of Modern Research

Issues relating to modern research will appear throughout the other forums, but this subforum is specifically devoted to modern researchers whose work is relevant to modern scientific perspectives on physics -- and also human physiology.
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Understanding Earthquakes
Kalosyni August 17, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Modern cosmologists and theoretical physicists who think the universe is spatially infinite
Martin July 27, 2026 at 1:15 PM

Isonomia / Isonomy

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Epicurean Isonomy In The Context Of Statements By Balbus As To Gradations In Life In Book 2 of "On the Nature of the Gods"
Cassius June 11, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Isonomia
Bryan August 31, 2024 at 12:02 PM

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