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Cassius
April 27, 2026 at 8:05 AM Replied to the thread So You Want To Learn Ancient Greek Or Latin?.PostVery dramatic! -
Cassius
Reaction (Post)April 27, 2026 at 8:02 AM youtu.be/KX4yuMN6pPI?si=JDZnguk5I9w82xFN
Just saw this recitation of the beginning of the Iliad on YouTube. Imagining this as an ancient rhapsode performing at a banquet is pretty easy. I found it intriguing. -
Don
April 27, 2026 at 6:38 AM Replied to the thread So You Want To Learn Ancient Greek Or Latin?.Postyoutu.be/KX4yuMN6pPI?si=JDZnguk5I9w82xFN
Just saw this recitation of the beginning of the Iliad on YouTube. Imagining this as an ancient rhapsode performing at a banquet is pretty easy. I found it intriguing. -
Cassius
April 27, 2026 at 4:24 AM Replied to the thread Unfortunate New Film: "The Story Of Everything" (Pushes Intelligent Design).Post"Forceful engagement" does not mean forcing anything on anybody. It means engaging in the public debate clearly and strongly and making one's views open to those who are willing to listen and are interested, just as the ancient Epicureans did.
I don't… -
Cassius
ThreadApril 27, 2026 at 4:19 AM Is Epicurean Philosophy Purely a Matter of Personal Self-Improvement, or Does It Have a Missionary / Outreach Aspect?
The short answer is emphatically the latter: Epicurean philosophy has a strong and explicit outreach mission built into it from the very… -
TauPhi
April 26, 2026 at 10:54 PM Replied to the thread Unfortunate New Film: "The Story Of Everything" (Pushes Intelligent Design).PostEducation and promotion of Epicurean philosophy and forceful engagement are two different things. Education and promotion gives people choice to decide what works for them. Forceful engagement is a lost cause. No-one wants to be forced to deal with… -
Cassius
April 26, 2026 at 10:38 PM Replied to the thread Unfortunate New Film: "The Story Of Everything" (Pushes Intelligent Design).Post[…]
I think that because the point of this forum is to study and promote Epicurean philosophy, just as Epicurus and Lucretius and Diogenes of Oinoanda and every other well known Epicurean did in the ancient world. Large portions of Lucretius' poem and… -
TauPhi
April 26, 2026 at 9:23 PM Replied to the thread Unfortunate New Film: "The Story Of Everything" (Pushes Intelligent Design).Post[…]
Why do you think we should forcefully engage with the intelligent design argument? We may as well start discussing the shape of our planet with flat earthers. What's the point? You can change intelligent design worldview in people as much as they can… -
Cassius
April 26, 2026 at 8:40 PM Posted the thread Unfortunate New Film: "The Story Of Everything" (Pushes Intelligent Design).ThreadThe new film referenced below has just come to my attention, and as part of my ongoing campaign to make sure that we engage forcefully with the intelligent design argument, I'll work on addressing it in several ways. First, this thread can be used to… -
Eikadistes
April 26, 2026 at 8:34 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Cassius’s post in the thread Does Epicurean Philosophy Remove the Magic and Mystery of Life?.Does Epicurean Philosophy Remove the Magic and Mystery of Life?
No -- and the accusation rests on a confusion between two very different sources of wonder. Epicurean philosophy removes superstition and fear-based awe -- the kind that sees lightning as…
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