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  • Kalosyni December 8, 2025 at 8:47 PM

    Reacted with Like to Cassius’s post in the thread Largest Spinning Object in the Known Universe.
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    Definitely part of the Physics forum and I would probably put it under the Infinite / eternal universe section. I will move it to a better place now. Move it further if you see a better place later.

    Also: I like that the title includes the word "Known"…
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    Reacted with Like to Kalosyni’s post in the thread Largest Spinning Object in the Known Universe.
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    Reacted with Like to Kalosyni’s post in the thread Largest Spinning Object in the Known Universe.
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    This is facinating:

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    Also this Reuters article.

    Cassius do we have a place for these science type articles?
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    Definitely part of the Physics forum and I would probably put it under the Infinite / eternal universe section. I will move it to a better place now. Move it further if you see a better place later.

    Also: I like that the title includes the word "Known"…
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    In my view you're no doubt right that '"most people hear Epicurus to be saying that he gave more importance to bodily sensation" and in my view also those people are making very incorrect about what Epicurus was saying. There are ample reliable…
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    Reacted with Like to Kalosyni’s post in the thread Epicurus vs Aristotle: the Role of Reason vs Sensation Seeking?.
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    Wow Don, that's amazing! I will check it out! :)
  • Cassius December 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM

    Reacted with Like to Don’s post in the thread Epicurus vs Aristotle: the Role of Reason vs Sensation Seeking?.
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    fwiw, here's my contribution to this...

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    Work in progress, naturally.
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    Have not made it to Book 10. I was trying to go beginning to end, but it's a slog for all the things I have to rant about against Aristotle.
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