True Divinity Is Incorruptible And Blessed - Nature 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.

    2. Key Citations - Nothing Is Supernatural - No Gods Over Nature 1

      • Cassius
      • October 4, 2023 at 7:47 PM
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    2. 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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    4. Don

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    2. Why Epicurus Railed Against Atheists And Questioned Their Sanity 5

      • Cassius
      • January 7, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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    4. kochiekoch

      January 12, 2026 at 8:41 PM

    2. Which (Epicurean) God ...? 4

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      • May 31, 2023 at 12:17 PM
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    4. Pacatus

      May 31, 2023 at 12:17 PM

    2. Was Lucretius More "Anti-Religious" Than Epicurus Himself? 4

      • DaveT
      • December 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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      • December 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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    4. Cassius

      December 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM

    2. Was Epicurus Influenced by Xenophanes? 2

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      • April 6, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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    4. Eikadistes

      April 6, 2026 at 12:25 PM

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

      • Joshua
      • August 25, 2019 at 2:30 PM
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      • August 25, 2019 at 3:28 PM
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      August 25, 2019 at 3:28 PM

    2. Thoughts on Reverence, Awe, and Epicurean Piety 10

      • Godfrey
      • October 28, 2020 at 9:03 PM
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      • October 4, 2021 at 8:20 AM
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    4. Cassius

      October 4, 2021 at 8:20 AM

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

      • Don
      • August 16, 2023 at 4:37 PM
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      • August 16, 2023 at 5:30 PM
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      August 16, 2023 at 5:30 PM

    2. The Epicurean Gods As A Standard To Which To Aspire 6

      • Cassius
      • July 13, 2018 at 10:53 AM
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      • July 17, 2018 at 8:32 AM
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      July 17, 2018 at 8:32 AM

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

      • Cassius
      • November 26, 2017 at 7:30 PM
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      • November 26, 2017 at 7:30 PM
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    2. Satisfying the Conditions of an Epicurean "god" 6

      • Joshua
      • August 15, 2019 at 8:21 PM
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      • August 16, 2019 at 1:15 PM
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    4. Cassius

      August 16, 2019 at 1:15 PM

    2. Reverence and Awe In Epicurean Philosophy 164

      • Susan Hill
      • October 23, 2020 at 9:06 AM
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      • January 8, 2021 at 9:06 PM
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    4. Don

      January 8, 2021 at 9:06 PM

    2. Reasonings about Philodemus’ On Piety

      • Hiram
      • May 18, 2015 at 11:28 AM
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      • May 18, 2015 at 11:28 AM
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    2. Realism matters 4

      • Cassius
      • December 28, 2019 at 4:34 PM
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      • January 4, 2020 at 3:47 PM
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      January 4, 2020 at 3:47 PM

    2. Pros and Cons Of Considering Epicurean Philosophy To Be A "Religion" 118

      • Cassius
      • January 22, 2024 at 9:24 AM
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      • March 25, 2024 at 8:47 AM
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    4. Cassius

      March 25, 2024 at 8:47 AM

    2. Prolepsis and the Epicurean Gods (discussion split from earlier thread started by Titus) 39

      • Titus
      • June 12, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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      • June 17, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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    4. Cassius

      June 17, 2026 at 9:32 PM

    2. Prioritizing By Popularity The Arguments For Intelligent Design

      • Cassius
      • May 20, 2024 at 12:18 PM
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    2. Philodemus On Piety 36

      • Don
      • December 10, 2020 at 5:14 PM
      • Don
      • June 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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    4. Cassius

      June 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM

    2. Philodemus "On Gods" in translation (English or other)? 4

      • Robert
      • October 12, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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      • October 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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      October 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM

    2. Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 215 22

      • Don
      • August 16, 2022 at 3:53 PM
      • Don
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    4. TauPhi

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    2. Other Short Fragments and Testimonia

      • Susan Hill
      • October 28, 2020 at 3:15 PM
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      • October 28, 2020 at 3:15 PM
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    2. On the nature of a god 4

      • Michael
      • November 2, 2019 at 10:47 AM
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      • November 4, 2019 at 10:28 AM
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    4. Hiram

      November 4, 2019 at 10:28 AM

    2. 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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    4. Cassius

      August 15, 2019 at 8:47 PM

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

      • Cassius
      • May 30, 2020 at 11:09 AM
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    4. Don

      May 30, 2020 at 11:09 AM

    2. Notes on "Epicurus and His Gods" by A.J. Festugiere 4

      • Godfrey
      • October 23, 2020 at 6:49 PM
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      • October 24, 2020 at 6:32 AM
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    4. Susan Hill

      October 24, 2020 at 6:32 AM

    2. New Article By Eikadistes on Twentiers Site -- Fragments from Philodemus "On Gods"

      • Cassius
      • July 17, 2026 at 10:38 AM
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      • July 17, 2026 at 10:38 AM
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    2. More Thoughts on The "Idealism vs Realism" Question About the Epicurean "Gods" 4

      • Cassius
      • April 19, 2019 at 10:02 AM
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      April 20, 2019 at 9:32 AM

    2. Long and Sedley, Hellenistic Philosophers, "Gods" 25

      • Don
      • November 25, 2020 at 5:41 PM
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      • November 29, 2020 at 2:01 PM
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      November 29, 2020 at 2:01 PM

    2. Knowledge of the Gods as "Manifest" 22

      • Cassius
      • December 12, 2022 at 3:57 PM
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      • December 13, 2022 at 12:17 PM
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    4. Don

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