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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    2. References to Epicurus' Attitude Toward The "Place of the Sciences And Liberal Arts" 63

      • Cassius
      • July 28, 2020 at 10:18 AM
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    2. Our Journey Through The Universe ... Our Journey From Atoms to Consciousness. / New Video And Artwork 1

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    2. What fears does modern science remove, as Epicurean physics did in antiquity? 31

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      • June 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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    4. Don

      June 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM

    2. ΤΟ ΠΑΝ: The Sum of All Things 19

      • Don
      • March 9, 2020 at 11:47 PM
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    4. Pacatus

      April 1, 2022 at 1:07 AM

    2. Epicurus Was Not an Atomist (...sort of) 2

      • Eikadistes
      • January 3, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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    4. Patrikios

      January 3, 2026 at 10:01 AM

    2. How the Epicureans might have predicted Lorentz time dilation 7

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      • December 16, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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    2. On The Importance of Understanding The Nature of Things And Canonics To Ethics (A Post By Elli At Facebook) 1

      • Cassius
      • October 26, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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      • October 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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      October 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM

    2. "Space Weather" - Solar Flares 12

      • Kalosyni
      • May 11, 2024 at 7:04 AM
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    4. Cassius

      May 11, 2024 at 7:04 AM

    2. Epicurean Physics and Modernity 2

      • Apollonius
      • July 24, 2019 at 6:08 PM
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    4. Joshua

      July 24, 2019 at 6:08 PM

    2. Book Note From Facebook Epicurean Group: "Quantum Bullshit - How To Ruin Your Life With Advice From Quantum Physics"

      • Cassius
      • September 28, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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    2. Astronomy Software - For Moon Phases and General Night-Sky Navigation 4

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      • January 24, 2023 at 2:15 PM
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      October 10, 2024 at 7:42 PM

    2. History of the Universe podcast

      • Don
      • June 19, 2024 at 7:13 AM
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    2. Free Will, Determinism or. Compatibilism? 2

      • Sid
      • October 10, 2022 at 4:29 AM
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    4. Cassius

      October 10, 2022 at 8:13 AM

    2. Epicurean Physics and Canonics at Three Levels of Reality 4

      • Joshua
      • December 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
      • Joshua
      • December 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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    4. TauPhi

      December 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM

    2. Intermundia Anyone? Article: "Does Life Really Need Planets? Maybe Not!"

      • Cassius
      • December 11, 2024 at 3:53 PM
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    2. Ancient Epicurean worldview (classes of compounds of atoms) 1

      • TauPhi
      • September 2, 2024 at 2:44 PM
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      September 2, 2024 at 5:49 PM

    2. Time in Epicurus, Lucretius, and Aristotle 27

      • Don
      • September 4, 2023 at 8:55 AM
      • Don
      • September 6, 2023 at 2:44 PM
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    4. Godfrey

      September 6, 2023 at 2:44 PM

    2. More correct to say "Natural Science" rather than "Physics"? 9

      • Kalosyni
      • July 13, 2023 at 2:42 PM
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    4. Don

      July 13, 2023 at 2:42 PM

    2. Infinity and the Expanding Universe 39

      • Godfrey
      • July 25, 2020 at 7:13 PM
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    4. Godfrey

      July 25, 2020 at 7:13 PM

    2. Magnetism

      • Cassius
      • October 15, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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    2. Was Atlantis An Allegorical Flight of Fancy Like Plato's Cave And His Ideal Forms? 12

      • Don
      • January 28, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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    4. Eikadistes

      January 29, 2025 at 10:01 AM

    2. New Article Attacking Epicurean Physics: "Science Versus the Oldest Anti-Intelligent Design Argument " 14

      • Cassius
      • November 3, 2024 at 6:13 PM
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    4. Cassius

      November 3, 2024 at 6:13 PM

    2. What Determines That Which Is Possible And That Which is Impossible? 16

      • Cassius
      • May 15, 2024 at 2:26 AM
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    4. Martin

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    2. Epicurus and Spacetime 2

      • Eikadistes
      • March 26, 2023 at 6:16 AM
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    4. Martin

      March 26, 2023 at 6:16 AM

    2. Graphic By Elli On Epicurus vs Plato On Creation of the Universe 6

      • Cassius
      • August 2, 2022 at 6:02 PM
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    4. Cassius

      August 2, 2022 at 6:02 PM

    2. ΠPOΦHTAΣ ATOMΩN – "Atom-Prophets" 2

      • Eikadistes
      • June 13, 2021 at 7:27 PM
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    4. Don

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    2. Responding To A Video Entitled: "Quantum Physics Debunks Materialism" - Collecting Arguments Against Anti-Epicurean Uses of Quantum Physics Theories 25

      • Cassius
      • October 3, 2020 at 9:43 AM
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      • November 19, 2020 at 7:56 PM
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    4. Susan Hill

      November 19, 2020 at 7:56 PM

    2. Article Attacking "Post Empirical Science"

      • Cassius
      • October 24, 2019 at 11:19 AM
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      • October 24, 2019 at 11:19 AM
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    2. Beginning of the Universe

      • Mousikos
      • June 17, 2019 at 6:21 AM
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    2. Science Toys That Illustrate Unseen Forces

      • Cassius
      • October 15, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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