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    2. General Commentary on Logic-Based Arguments Against Epicurean Physics 1

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    2. Responding to "Logic-Based" Arguments For The Existence of A Supernatural God - "The Proof of the Truthful"

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    2. Welcome ReiWolfWoman! 5

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    2. How to argue against the Kalam Cosmological Argument? 11

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    2. How do we know that we only get one life? 9

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    2. Acccelerating Study of Canonics Through Philodemus' "On Methods of Inference"

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    2. Analysis of Epicurean Canonics

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    2. Was Epicurus Influenced by Xenophanes? 2

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    2. Episode 328 - EATAQ 10 - The Platonist View - No Truth Through The Senses, But Only Through Of Dialectic And Rhetoric - Not Yet Recorded 2

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      • April 5, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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    2. Sunday April 5, 2026 - Zoom Meeting - Lucretius Book Review - Starting Book One Line 305 3

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    2. Is There A "Paradox of Hedonism"? 9

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    2. Welcome Lamar! 5

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    2. Q & A with "A Few Days in Athens" research article author

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    2. How "Epicurean" is Diogenes of Oenoanda? 3

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    2. Discussion of Blog Article - "Reality Does Not Require Being Eternally The Same" 21

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      • April 3, 2026 at 9:19 AM
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    2. Use Of The Term "Metaphysics" In Discussing Epicurus 8

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      • March 31, 2026 at 8:22 AM
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    4. Julia

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    2. Connecting Thought With Atoms - Emergence, Downward Causation (From The Macroscopic To The Atomic), and Epicurus 1

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      • March 29, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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    2. Episode 327 - EATAQ 09 - Intelligent Design vs Emergence 5

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      • April 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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    2. Updated FAQ Entry: Why Should I Care About Epicurean Physics When So Much Science Has Changed In The Last 2000 Years?

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      • March 26, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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    2. "And With These We Especially Do Battle, And Rebuke Them, As Well As Hating Them For A Disposition Which Follows Their Disordered Congenital Nature...." 2

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    2. Sunday March 29, 2026 - Zoom Meeting - Lucretius Book Review - This Week: A Quick Look At Sedley's "Epicurean Anti-Reductionism" 2

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      • March 29, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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    2. Is Motion A Property or an Event / Accident / Quality of Atoms?

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      • March 26, 2026 at 10:20 AM
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    2. Article - David Sedley - 1988 - "Epicurean Anti-Reductionism" 10

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      • March 27, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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    2. The Size Of Atoms (And Their Differences)

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      • March 26, 2026 at 7:02 AM
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    2. The Weight Of Atoms (Are All The Same Weight?)

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      • March 26, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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    2. Explaining The Relationship Between Properties / Qualities of Atoms and Emergent Qualities of Things Formed From Atoms 3

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      • March 26, 2026 at 9:27 AM
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    2. Welcome J.Tycherne! 4

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      • March 27, 2026 at 2:08 AM
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    2. Revisiting Issues of The Use of AI in Epicurean Philosophy 40

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      • April 2, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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    2. Article: Not A Bunker But A Camp: A Response To “The Garden or the Forum”

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      • March 24, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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    2. Causes of Happiness 1

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      • March 25, 2026 at 1:39 PM
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    2. Welcome M Dango 1

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      • March 21, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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    2. Nietzsche As Potentially The Most Well-Known Modern Philosopher With Core Views Parallel With Epicurus

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      • March 21, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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    2. Sunday March 22, 2026 - Zoom Meeting - Lucretius Book Review - Starting Book One Line 265 2

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      • March 25, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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    2. Episode 326 - EATAQ 08 - Who Cares About Infinite Divisibility? And Why? 2

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      • March 27, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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    2. Happy Twentieth of March 2026!

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    2. Good and Bad Desire and Doubt In Epicurean Philosophy 2

      • Cassius
      • April 1, 2026 at 8:44 AM
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    2. Epicurus vs Kant and Modern Idealism - Introduction 8

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      • April 3, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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    2. Welcome ThomasJ54! 3

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      • March 21, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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    2. Seikilos Poem - Discussion 7

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      • March 20, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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    2. Self-Reflection to increase happiness and reduce pain

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      • March 15, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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    2. Nietzsche's "Reason In Philosophy" - Consistent With Epicurus' Defense of the Senses And Criticism Of Otherworldliness?

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      • March 15, 2026 at 7:41 AM
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    2. Nietzsche's "The Problem Of Socrates" (Consistent With The Epicurean Criticism of Socrates?)

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      • March 15, 2026 at 7:34 AM
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    2. Episode 325 - EATAQ 07 - The False Platonic Division of The Universe Into A Force Which Causes And That Which The Force Acts Upon 3

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      • March 20, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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    2. Sunday Zoom - March 15, 2026 - 12:30 PM ET - Topic - Lucretius Book One Starting At Line 265 - Atoms Are Invisible 4

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    2. Tim O'Keefe -- Ouch! 9

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    2. Good article on parenting that has "choice and avoidance" tips for adults too

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    2. Welcome Ludenbergcastle 6

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    2. Episode 324 - EATAQ 06 - Is Pleasure The Good, Or The Enemy of The Good? 2

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      • March 14, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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    2. Comparing the Proof Requirements Of James Randi To Those of Epicurus

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      • March 6, 2026 at 9:16 AM
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    2. Circumstantial (Indirect) and Direct Evidence / Dogmatism vs Skepticism 18

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    2. General Commentary on Logic-Based Arguments Against Epicurean Physics 1

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    4. Cassius

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    2. Responding to "Logic-Based" Arguments For The Existence of A Supernatural God - "The Proof of the Truthful"

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    2. How to argue against the Kalam Cosmological Argument? 11

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    2. How do we know that we only get one life? 9

      • LAMAR__44
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    2. Acccelerating Study of Canonics Through Philodemus' "On Methods of Inference"

      • Cassius
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    2. Analysis of Epicurean Canonics

      • Cassius
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    2. Was Epicurus Influenced by Xenophanes? 2

      • Kalosyni
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    4. Eikadistes

      April 6, 2026 at 12:25 PM

    2. Episode 328 - EATAQ 10 - The Platonist View - No Truth Through The Senses, But Only Through Of Dialectic And Rhetoric - Not Yet Recorded 2

      • Cassius
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    2. Sunday April 5, 2026 - Zoom Meeting - Lucretius Book Review - Starting Book One Line 305 3

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