Gods Have No Attributes Inconsistent With Blessedness and Incorruptibility

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    2. Realism matters 4

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    2. On the nature of a god 4

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    2. More Thoughts on The "Idealism vs Realism" Question About the Epicurean "Gods" 4

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    2. Ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses Positive Attributes 3

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    2. Notes On Non-Religious-Based Objections To Darwin And Their Relation to "Evolution" Sections of Lucretius 3

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    2. Article: "Significance of Worship and Prayer among the Epicureans" by George Depue Hadzsits 2

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    2. Under the Sliding Signs of Heaven-Lucretius' Poetic Echoes 2

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    2. The Real Impact of Epicurus saying the celestial bodies weren't gods! 1

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    2. From Cicero 1

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    2. From the Pen of the Master: Epicurus 1

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    2. On Deism, and Getting it Wrong 1

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    2. Hesiod’s Theogony 1

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    2. Are The Gods Part of Orienting Our Minds Toward What Is Important? 1

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    2. A Great Summary With References Of The Epicurean Affirmation Of The Existence of "Gods" 1

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    2. Prioritizing By Popularity The Arguments For Intelligent Design

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    2. Other Short Fragments and Testimonia

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    2. A Question About Epicurean Gods

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    2. An Exchange involving the Ontological Argument For The Existence of a Supernatural God

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    2. The Argument In Favor of a Supernatural God Based On Alleged Issues With Concept of Infinity

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    2. A Discussion of Epicurean Concepts of Divinity

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    2. Reasonings about Philodemus’ On Piety

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    2. ⟐ as the symbol of the philosophy of Epicurus 59

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    2. Analysing movies through an Epicurean lens 16

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    2. "All Models Are Wrong, But Some Are Useful" 4

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    2. Is All Desire Painful? How Would Epicurus Answer? 24

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    2. Pompeii Then and Now 7

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