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Cassius
Reaction (Post)April 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM Welllll! I think facing the consequences of death is so personal, I'm good doing it alone. Of course when facing imminent or approaching death, I'd imagine having support during the process would be helpful if I'm fortunate to have close loved ones… -
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Reaction (Post)April 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM I finished "Living for Pleasure" and it was a joy to read! I had a hold on a library app I placed before I had learned of Epicurean philosophy, for a book titled "The Art of Frugal Hedonism", which unexpectedly has a section summarizing Epicurus. I've… -
m.dango
April 11, 2026 at 3:33 PM Replied to the thread Welcome M Dango.PostI finished "Living for Pleasure" and it was a joy to read! I had a hold on a library app I placed before I had learned of Epicurean philosophy, for a book titled "The Art of Frugal Hedonism", which unexpectedly has a section summarizing Epicurus. I've… -
Julia
April 11, 2026 at 2:48 PM Reacted withLike (Article)
to the article 25 Mind Viruses Cured By Epicurean Philosophy.View on substack here.
Throughout history, philosophers, priests, and political authorities have promoted ideas about life, reality, and human nature that sound profound but are in fact deeply mistaken — and whose effect, whether intended or not, is to make ordinary people feel guilty, fearful, and dependent on outside authorities for guidance. These ideas spread from generation to generation the way a virus spreads through a population: not because they are true, but because they are… -
DaveT
April 11, 2026 at 2:37 PM Replied to the thread How do we know that we only get one life?.PostWelllll! I think facing the consequences of death is so personal, I'm good doing it alone. Of course when facing imminent or approaching death, I'd imagine having support during the process would be helpful if I'm fortunate to have close loved ones… -
Cassius
Reaction (Post)April 11, 2026 at 1:26 PM […]
Kalosyni ,
I just love the way you add the soft touch reminder that this Epicurean work comes down to living a life of wellbeing as fully as possible within the environment and circumstances we find ourselves!❤️
Maybe we can discuss on a future Eikas… -
Cassius
Reaction (Post)April 11, 2026 at 1:26 PM […]
Except an "Epicurean death discussion" would end up being different than the objectives of a Death Cafe, because we would be exploring why " death is nothing to us ".
According to the Death Cafe website, theirs is very open-ended:
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Cassius
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Cassius
April 11, 2026 at 1:21 PM Replied to the thread Responding to the Avicenna "Proof of the Truthful" Argument For A Supernatural God.PostThanks Patrikios that is a very new document that I am still in the process of researching and revising, but it's already very helpful. I will add that as you suggest.
EDIT: HMMM how did you get that link - it's not correct - I will get the correct one… -
Cassius
April 11, 2026 at 1:20 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Patrikios’s post in the thread Responding to the Avicenna "Proof of the Truthful" Argument For A Supernatural God.[…]
Cassius , I appreciate you bringing us this Epicurean defense of nature-based reality.
It might be helpful to add a link from the first mention of “Canon”, as most of the Epicurus’s responses mention it. When I tracked down this link and read…
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