Death Is Nothing To Us - Nothing Is Eternal And Unchanging Except Atoms - No Immortal Soul

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    2. Key Citations - Nothing Is Immortal Except the Atoms - No Immortal Soul

      • Cassius
      • October 4, 2023 at 5:07 PM
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    2. Epicurus On The Nature of the Soul And The Impossibility of Life After Death

      • Cassius
      • January 23, 2021 at 9:18 AM
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      • January 23, 2021 at 9:18 AM
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    2. Thought experiment - A vacation without lasting memories 10

      • Kalosyni
      • October 3, 2024 at 11:22 AM
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    4. Kalosyni

      October 3, 2024 at 11:22 AM

    2. No Supernatural Entities, Forces, or Powers and No Ghosts 9

      • Kalosyni
      • September 24, 2024 at 9:06 AM
      • Kalosyni
      • September 28, 2024 at 6:28 PM
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    4. Patrikios

      September 28, 2024 at 6:28 PM

    2. What is the soul? 8

      • Mathitis Kipouros
      • September 16, 2024 at 2:50 AM
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    4. Cassius

      September 16, 2024 at 2:50 AM

    2. Article By Julia Wildberger - "Happiness despite Mortality: Epicurus' Preparation against Death and Pain in Cic. Tusc. 5.88f" 1

      • Cassius
      • August 25, 2024 at 12:03 PM
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    4. Pacatus

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    2. Epicurean contemplation of death: write a will 2

      • Godfrey
      • July 5, 2024 at 9:39 PM
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    4. UnPaid_Landlord

      July 5, 2024 at 9:39 PM

    2. 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
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      • November 3, 2023 at 1:51 PM
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    4. burninglights

      November 3, 2023 at 1:51 PM

    2. Further Ways to Consider "Death is Nothing to Us" 1

      • Kalosyni
      • November 1, 2023 at 5:27 PM
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    4. Pacatus

      November 1, 2023 at 5:27 PM

    2. Eat Drink and be Merry! 29

      • kochiekoch
      • September 30, 2023 at 4:24 PM
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    4. Cassius

      September 30, 2023 at 4:24 PM

    2. References from Lucretius For Proposition That All That Is Formed of Atoms Returns To Atoms

      • Cassius
      • August 25, 2023 at 2:40 PM
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      • August 25, 2023 at 2:40 PM
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    2. Conversation with a death doula (10% Happier Podcast)

      • Don
      • August 2, 2023 at 10:15 PM
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    2. Great blog post by Bart Ehrman on Awareness of Our Death 6

      • Don
      • August 2, 2023 at 8:17 AM
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      • August 2, 2023 at 6:26 PM
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    4. Joshua

      August 2, 2023 at 6:26 PM

    2. Article: An Inside Look at Near-Death Experiences 1

      • Kalosyni
      • June 21, 2023 at 4:55 PM
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    4. Godfrey

      June 21, 2023 at 4:55 PM

    2. You Don't Want to Live Forever (video)

      • Don
      • May 24, 2023 at 7:53 AM
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    2. What Arguments Did Epicurus Use To Prove the Non-Existence of Life After Death?

      • Cassius
      • August 15, 2020 at 9:50 PM
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    2. The Nature of The Soul As Perishing At Death 2

      • Cassius
      • February 10, 2019 at 12:47 PM
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      • February 10, 2019 at 12:57 PM
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    2. New Blog Post From Elli - " Fanaticism and the Danger of Dogmatism in Political and Religious Thought: An Epicurean Reading"

      • Cassius
      • June 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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    2. Does The Wise Man Groan and Cry Out When On The Rack / Under Torture / In Extreme Pain? 19

      • Cassius
      • June 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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    4. Cassius

      June 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM

    2. Best Lucretius translation? 9

      • Rolf
      • June 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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    4. Cassius

      June 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM

    2. New Translation of Epicurus' Works 1

      • Eikadistes
      • June 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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    4. Cassius

      June 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM

    2. Superstition and Friday the 13th 6

      • Kalosyni
      • June 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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    4. Eikadistes

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