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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. Navigation of the Physics Forum

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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

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    2. Proposition: It is Not Primarily the "Science" of Epicurus That Should Impress Us, But Rather The "Perspective" On Science, Or, If You Will, The "Limit" On Science, That Is His Major Achievement. 3

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    2. The Nature of the Universe - Not Random, But Undirected? 8

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    2. Article Attacking "Post Empirical Science"

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    2. Question Re Thermodynamics And Deductive Reasoning v. Empiricism 12

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    2. A Call For Links On The Relationship of Mathematics and Geometry to Reality (and Epicurus' view of the issue) 5

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    2. Article - "Quantum Theory Describes An Eternal Universe"

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    2. The Nature of the Soul as Material 2

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    2. Implications of "The Swerve" (Lucretius) and of Primary and Secondary Attributes (In both the Letter to Herodotus and in Lucretius) 2

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    2. The meaning of the word "Nature" 1

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    2. Using the Phrase "Nothing Exists Except Atoms and Void"

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    2. A Recap of Principles of Epicurean Physics 19

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    2. Epicurean Physics and Modernity 2

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