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  • December 24, 2021 at 9:59 AM
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Sunday Weekly Study Zoom.  This Sunday, June 1st, at 12:30 PM EDT, we will have another zoom meeting (at a time more convenient for our non-USA participants).   This week we will combine general discussion with review of another question from our forum FAQ section. To find out how to attend CLICK HERE.
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    • January 11, 2022 at 5:17 PM
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    If anyone else is interested let me know.

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    • January 11, 2022 at 5:27 PM
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    Sadly I’m working….

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    • January 12, 2022 at 12:34 AM
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    I think I'd be interested in the future, just to get to know people a bit better. I don't "Zoom" -- but my wife has, and could help me get set up. Anyway, it seems like a good idea.

    "We must try to make the end of the journey better than the beginning, as long as we are journeying; but when we come to the end, we must be happy and content." (Vatican Saying 48)

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    • January 12, 2022 at 12:48 AM
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    Pacatus , I think you will find Zoom pretty easy to use. It is designed to be user-friendly. I hope you are able to join in.

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    • January 12, 2022 at 12:52 AM
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    Scott

    Thanks. I am a "techno-peasant" -- but I'm willing to give it a go.

    "We must try to make the end of the journey better than the beginning, as long as we are journeying; but when we come to the end, we must be happy and content." (Vatican Saying 48)

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    • January 12, 2022 at 6:45 AM
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    We had four participants last night - thanks to all who attended. I don't see any reason not to do this again next Tuesday night at the same time, so let's tentatively plan to do so.

    But let's consider this only tentative for the moment as we still have lots of things to figure out.

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    • January 12, 2022 at 9:07 AM
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    One lesson that seems pretty easy to draw is that when we have just a few people who know each other well, we can be more "free-form" and probably satisfy everyone that their time is well spent. And when we have just a few people plus a small number of "new" people we can take the time to have general conversation to learn about their background.

    But the more people we have who attend, the more important it's going to be to keep things more organized so that everyone knows what to expect, we have people participating in a "fair" or at least "appropriate" way, and we keep a tighter rein on the conversation so that people don't think their time is being wasted on topics they didn't come to talk about.

    We always want to be considerate of peoples' time and that they don't feel like at the end of a session that their time has been wasted.

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    • January 12, 2022 at 2:16 PM
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    Cassius

    A suggestion from a "newbie": You might try having a "Newbie Night," say once a month, to start. Eventually some of the new people will become better-known regulars as you go. Just a thought.

    "We must try to make the end of the journey better than the beginning, as long as we are journeying; but when we come to the end, we must be happy and content." (Vatican Saying 48)

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    • January 12, 2022 at 2:18 PM
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    That is a VERY good suggestion. I presume you're including the idea of inviting them to ask questions in addition to introducing themselves, and probably other things make sense as well. Thank you!

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    • January 12, 2022 at 2:20 PM
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    Cassius

    Yes. It would give us newer folks a chance to become more acclimated too for awhile, in a cordial moderated atmosphere.

    "We must try to make the end of the journey better than the beginning, as long as we are journeying; but when we come to the end, we must be happy and content." (Vatican Saying 48)

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    • January 12, 2022 at 2:30 PM
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    Yes. It would give us newer folks a chance to become more acclimated too for awhile, in a cordial moderated atmosphere.

    Almost like, in addition to the "Welcome Post," we need a "Welcoming" committee to coordinate new participants.

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    That sounds great! I'd love to participate in something like that, but I'm scared to participate in a call with the "big" minds of philosophy here on the forum. Looking at you, Lucretius Today, and his participants ;)

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    • January 14, 2022 at 5:37 PM
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    I'd at least listen in, but I'm in Europe and the time is bit too late. Just mentioning it in case there are enough others.

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    • January 14, 2022 at 9:06 PM
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    So to be reasonable for Europe we'd have to do maybe 2 or 3 eastern time at the latest, which would put us into the morning on the west coast. I am thinking Europe is generally about six hours ahead of the USA, right?

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    • January 17, 2022 at 9:50 AM
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    I should be available for another Zoom meeting tomorrow night (Tuesday the 17th) so if you're available and interested please reply here.

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    • January 17, 2022 at 7:50 PM
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    What would be a good topic for Tuesday night? Kalosyni is suggesting that we talk about the personal outline project.

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    • January 17, 2022 at 8:27 PM
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    I'm going to skip Tuesday and attend Thursday... if I do both my wife will think I've joined a cult =O

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    • January 17, 2022 at 8:35 PM
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    LOL tjhank you!

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    • January 17, 2022 at 8:48 PM
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    I'm going to have to miss Tuesday and Thursday at that time is our regular Skype call with our daughter. Family takes precedence in the hedonic calculus ;)

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    • January 17, 2022 at 9:54 PM
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    I will attend Tuesday night Zoom. Topic of personal outlines...and other topics...

    And have the following questions to discuss then...or if anyone else wants respond to the following questions, please respond in this thread if you can't attend the Zoom:

    --what are best topics for a Zoom/in-person Epicurean study group...what topics might draw people to attend?

    --to create an agenda or to not create an agenda?

    --alternative times for meetings?

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