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    2. Opportunities for Activism And Collaboration Here At EpicureanFriends.com 26

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    2. How To Convert A Neo-Epicurean Into A Classical Epicurean 24

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    2. The Three Documents Governing Posts In All Forums At EpicureanFriends.com:

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    2. Major Controversies In Understanding Epicurean Philosophy

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    2. American philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914) 3

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    2. Aurelian Robert and His Book "Epicurus in The Underworld" 1

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    2. Twitter Users? 6

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    2. One year? 1

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    2. Alt-tech outreach 35

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    2. Epicurean Food Trivia - Garum? 6

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    2. The Nature of Work 14

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    2. Epicurean Philosophy for Parents 1

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    2. Swerve some luck my way. 1

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    2. Sickness and Health in the Ancient World

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    2. A Sobering Look at Google Ngrams 4

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    2. What In Your Opinion Are the Most Essential Characteristics Of "Being An Epicurean" (According to Epicurus)? 16

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    2. Happy Valentine's Day!

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    2. Epicurean Theology Compared to Mormon Theology 1

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    2. Thoughts For An Online Discussion Format - Preparing An Outline in Real Time 3

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    2. Atlantic Article: There are two kinds of happy people 3

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    2. Wanting vs Liking

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    2. On Unhealthy Social Media Use / If Epicurus Were Alive Today, Would He Use A Smartphone? 14

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    2. In Imitation of Lucretius–Bevil Higgons, 1670 to 1735 3

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    2. Epicurean Recruitment on Social Media Locations Such as Facebook 1

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    2. Natural versus Unnatural 12

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    2. From Elli: ""And the pleasure which we daily feel in all these things helps us to banish any sorrow." - Pericles the Athenian.

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    2. My Plans For 2021

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    2. Reflections on The End-Of-Year Holidays 3

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    2. Epicurus' Birthday 2021 3

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    2. HAPPY NEW YEAR 6

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Key Discussions Table

Physics: Canonics: Ethics:
Materiality:  Ultimate Particles and Void
 The Three Components of The Epicurean Canon Pleasure As the Highest Good
Epicurean Gods And Life Elsewhere In The Universe
 Epicurean Logic And Reason Virtue As Instrumental To Pleasure
The Impossibility of Life After Death
 The Trustworthiness of the Senses The Relationship of Pleasure To Absence of Pain And Disturbance
The Existence of "the Swerve"
 Knowledge And Truth Emotion In Epicurean Philosophy
The Universe As Eternal In Time
 The Significance of "Images" Engagement With The Non-Epicurean World
The Universe As Infinite In Space
Agency / Free Will
The Universe As Having No Center
Friendship in Epicurean Philosophy
The Impossibility of Infinite Divisibility
 Justice in Epicurean Philosophy

Dealing With Adversity