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    2. Sunday April 12, 2026 - Zoom Meeting - Lucretius Book Review - Starting Book One Line 329 - The Void

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    2. Episode 329 - EATAQ 11 - Cracks In The Academy Lead To The Emergence of Both Epicurus And Stoicism

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    2. What would Epicurus have thought of going to the moon? 7

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    2. M. Dango's personal outline 4

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    2. Discussion of Article - 25 Mind Viruses Cured By Epicurean Philosophy 2

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    2. Against "Castles In the Air"

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    2. Responding to Aristotle's "Essences" Argument

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    2. Epicurus' Response to "Infinite Regress" Arguments

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    2. Epicurus' Response to the "Idleness" Argument

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    2. Epicurus' Response to the "Master" Argument

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    2. The "Liar" Paradox and Epicurus' Response

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    2. General Commentary on Logic-Based Arguments Against Epicurean Physics 5

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    2. Responding to the Avicenna "Proof of the Truthful" Argument For A Supernatural God 3

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

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    4. Cassius

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    2. How do we know that we only get one life? 16

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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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      • April 6, 2026 at 10:39 AM
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    2. Was Epicurus Influenced by Xenophanes? 2

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    2. Episode 328 - EATAQ 10 - Sensation - While Neither Right or Wrong - As The Touchstone Of Reality 5

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      • April 10, 2026 at 5:57 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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    2. Use Of The Term "Metaphysics" In Discussing Epicurus 8

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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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    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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    2. The Size Of Atoms (And Their Differences)

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    2. The Weight Of Atoms (Are All The Same Weight?)

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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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    2. Welcome J.Tycherne! 4

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    2. Revisiting Issues of The Use of AI in Epicurean Philosophy 40

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    2. Article: Not A Bunker But A Camp: A Response To “The Garden or the Forum”

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    2. Causes of Happiness 1

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    2. Welcome M Dango 5

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    2. Nietzsche As Potentially The Most Well-Known Modern Philosopher With Core Views Parallel With Epicurus

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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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    2. Happy Twentieth of March 2026!

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

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    2. Epicurus vs Kant and Modern Idealism - Introduction 15

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    2. Welcome ThomasJ54! 3

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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. M. Dango's personal outline 4

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    2. Discussion of Article - 25 Mind Viruses Cured By Epicurean Philosophy 2

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    2. Against "Castles In the Air"

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    2. Responding to Aristotle's "Essences" Argument

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    2. Epicurus' Response to "Infinite Regress" Arguments

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    2. Epicurus' Response to the "Idleness" Argument

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    2. Epicurus' Response to the "Master" Argument

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