Death Is Nothing To Us - Nothing Is Eternal And Unchanging Except Atoms - No Immortal Soul
This Physics forum addresses the reasoning behind the conclusion that there is no immortal soul. For the ethical implications of this conclusion, and how to think about this fact, see the Ethics forum.
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Key Citations - Nothing Is Immortal Except the Atoms - No Immortal Soul
- Cassius
October 4, 2023 at 5:07 PM
- Cassius
October 4, 2023 at 5:07 PM
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Epicurus On The Nature of the Soul And The Impossibility of Life After Death
- Cassius
January 23, 2021 at 9:18 AM
- Cassius
January 23, 2021 at 9:18 AM
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For Me Personally, The Most Fundamental Attitudinal Adjustment That Comes From Epicurean Philosophy: "Live Like You Were Dying" 4
- Cassius
September 26, 2023 at 7:55 AM
- Cassius
November 3, 2023 at 1:51 PM
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References from Lucretius For Proposition That All That Is Formed of Atoms Returns To Atoms
- Cassius
August 25, 2023 at 2:40 PM
- Cassius
August 25, 2023 at 2:40 PM
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Article: An Inside Look at Near-Death Experiences 1
- Kalosyni
June 21, 2023 at 8:59 AM
- Kalosyni
June 21, 2023 at 4:55 PM
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You Don't Want to Live Forever (video)
- Don
May 24, 2023 at 7:53 AM
- Don
May 24, 2023 at 7:53 AM
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What is the soul? 6
- Mathitis Kipouros
July 17, 2021 at 9:01 PM
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April 12, 2023 at 12:03 PM
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What Arguments Did Epicurus Use To Prove the Non-Existence of Life After Death?
- Cassius
August 15, 2020 at 9:50 PM
- Cassius
August 15, 2020 at 9:50 PM
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The Nature of The Soul As Perishing At Death 2
- Cassius
February 10, 2019 at 12:47 PM
- Cassius
February 10, 2019 at 12:57 PM
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Would Epicurus say: "Infinite Time contains no more pain than limited time when the limit of pain is measured by reason?" 15
- Cassius
July 20, 2024 at 10:44 PM - General Discussion
- Cassius
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The Normal Curve of Pleasure 5
- kochiekoch
July 22, 2024 at 1:28 PM - General Discussion
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Emily Austin conversation rebroadcast on Next Big Idea! 2
- Don
July 23, 2024 at 9:33 AM - General Discussion
- Don
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"If You Wish To Be An Epicurean, Get Used To Being Called 'Cockeyed'" - or - "Why Vatican Saying 29 Would Make A Good Epicurean Tatoo" 3
- Cassius
July 9, 2024 at 7:57 AM - General Discussion
- Cassius
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Does PD26 imply personal responsibility beyond oneself? 4
- Godfrey
July 11, 2024 at 3:22 PM - PD 26 - Of desires, all that do not lead to a sense of pain...
- Godfrey
July 11, 2024 at 5:43 PM
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