is empathy pleasurable? if its painful, which one is more valuable, empathy or pleasure?
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Episode 219 of the Lucretius Today Podcast is now available. In this episode we continue to address Cicero's attacks on Epicurus' views on pain.
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thank you elayne, its great to see epicurean wisdom applied to other areas
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i tried carnivore but now im going vegetarian, i find meat harmful for my mood and energy, have you seen the documentary, Game Changers?
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anyone tried carnivore or zero carb or keto?
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In a providential universe , virtue is the sole good because providence is guiding things. So we trust things will work out for the best.
But without providence we have decide what we value , which is a challenging task. It's funny to see modern stoics stumble on this point. They can never explain why virtue is good , because they destroyed the foundation for that belief. That's why they aren't able to become a sage, there is still doubt hidden in the subconscious mind.
This is where epicurus saves the day with long term pleasure as the sole good.
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Here's my video , I think the same way but I've been expanding on my thinking lately. I've been obsessed with epicurus so I found this site on my own. But I prefer Facebook and discord. I finally signed up here cuz im waiting to get into the Facebook group and because it was recommended to me in the discord.
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Hello I'm a former stoic who read epicurus a year ago. I'm so glad to finally escaped the dead end of stoicism. I'm eager to learn everything about epicureanism.