Nature Has No Gods Over Her - The Nature And Existence of Gods
This forum focuses on questions of the "existence" and "nature" of Epicurean gods. The Ethical questions of a proper attitude toward divinity are discussed in this Ethics subforum.
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Key Citations - Nothing Is Supernatural - No Gods Over Nature
- Cassius
October 4, 2023 at 7:47 PM
- Cassius
October 4, 2023 at 7:47 PM
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About This Subforum - Everyone Please Read! 3
- Cassius
October 28, 2020 at 7:24 AM
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October 30, 2020 at 3:32 PM
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Introductory Video on Epicurean Gods and the Three Responses 13
- Susan Hill
October 29, 2020 at 7:07 AM
- Susan Hill
October 29, 2020 at 10:11 PM
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Which (Epicurean) God ...? 4
- Pacatus
May 28, 2023 at 5:30 PM
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May 31, 2023 at 12:17 PM
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On the nature of a god 4
- Michael
November 2, 2019 at 10:47 AM
- Michael
November 4, 2019 at 10:28 AM
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Hesiod’s Theogony 1
- Matt
January 12, 2019 at 8:05 AM
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January 12, 2019 at 8:25 AM
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Under the Sliding Signs of Heaven-Lucretius' Poetic Echoes 2
- Joshua
August 25, 2019 at 2:30 PM
- Joshua
August 25, 2019 at 3:28 PM
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Satisfying the Conditions of an Epicurean "god" 6
- Joshua
August 15, 2019 at 8:21 PM
- Joshua
August 16, 2019 at 1:15 PM
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On Deism, and Getting it Wrong 1
- Joshua
August 15, 2019 at 7:57 PM
- Joshua
August 15, 2019 at 8:47 PM
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Reasonings about Philodemus’ On Piety
- Hiram
May 18, 2015 at 11:28 AM
- Hiram
May 18, 2015 at 11:28 AM
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Epicurean gods and Aristotelian contemplation 7
- Godfrey
September 2, 2023 at 10:56 PM
- Godfrey
September 3, 2023 at 9:47 AM
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Notes on "Epicurus and His Gods" by A.J. Festugiere 4
- Godfrey
October 23, 2020 at 6:49 PM
- Godfrey
October 24, 2020 at 6:32 AM
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"The Polytheism of the Epicureans" by Paul T. M. Jackson 9
- Godfrey
October 2, 2020 at 9:13 PM
- Godfrey
October 3, 2020 at 4:55 PM
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God and the Atom by Victor Stenger: a very brief review 8
- Godfrey
February 14, 2020 at 7:19 PM
- Godfrey
February 22, 2020 at 2:34 AM
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Epicurus, gods and God 57
- Godfrey
October 13, 2019 at 4:36 PM
- Godfrey
October 18, 2019 at 7:54 PM
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The Real Impact of Epicurus saying the celestial bodies weren't gods! 1
- Don
August 16, 2023 at 4:37 PM
- Don
August 16, 2023 at 5:30 PM
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Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 215 8
- Don
August 16, 2022 at 3:53 PM
- Don
August 17, 2022 at 5:08 PM
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Philodemus On Piety 33
- Don
December 10, 2020 at 5:14 PM
- Don
March 20, 2022 at 12:17 PM
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Organizing Epicurean Responses To Arguments In Favor Of Supernatural Gods
- Cassius
April 26, 2024 at 9:00 AM
- Cassius
April 26, 2024 at 9:00 AM
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Knowledge of the Gods as "Manifest" 22
- Cassius
December 12, 2022 at 3:57 PM
- Cassius
December 13, 2022 at 12:17 PM
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Declaration Of Rights Of Epicureans To Freedom of Religion - Cassius' Declaration of August 20, 2021 9
- Cassius
August 20, 2021 at 2:04 PM
- Cassius
August 21, 2021 at 6:44 AM
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Atheopaganism Commentary 5
- Cassius
January 12, 2021 at 6:59 AM
- Cassius
January 15, 2021 at 6:33 PM
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Notes On Non-Religious-Based Objections To Darwin And Their Relation to "Evolution" Sections of Lucretius 3
- Cassius
May 30, 2020 at 6:56 AM
- Cassius
May 30, 2020 at 11:09 AM
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Realism matters 4
- Cassius
December 28, 2019 at 4:34 PM
- Cassius
January 4, 2020 at 3:47 PM
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More Thoughts on The "Idealism vs Realism" Question About the Epicurean "Gods" 4
- Cassius
April 19, 2019 at 10:02 AM
- Cassius
April 20, 2019 at 9:32 AM
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A Question About Epicurean Gods
- Cassius
November 1, 2018 at 8:52 AM
- Cassius
November 1, 2018 at 8:52 AM
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Are The Gods Part of Orienting Our Minds Toward What Is Important? 1
- Cassius
July 19, 2018 at 9:09 AM
- Cassius
July 24, 2018 at 11:37 AM
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The Epicurean Gods As A Standard To Which To Aspire 6
- Cassius
July 13, 2018 at 10:53 AM
- Cassius
July 17, 2018 at 8:32 AM
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A Great Summary With References Of The Epicurean Affirmation Of The Existence of "Gods" 1
- Cassius
July 7, 2018 at 6:50 AM
- Cassius
July 7, 2018 at 7:07 AM
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An Exchange involving the Ontological Argument For The Existence of a Supernatural God
- Cassius
July 6, 2018 at 6:19 AM
- Cassius
July 6, 2018 at 6:19 AM
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