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Matteng
April 27, 2026 at 2:34 PM Reacted withReaction (Blog Article)to the blog article The Continuing Vitality Of Epicurean Physics.
Introduction: A Story About the Sun That Is Really About Everything
In a recent scholarly essay, T.H.M. Gellar-Goad takes up one of the most ridiculed positions in the history of ancient philosophy: the Epicurean claim that the sun is the size it appears… -
Kalosyni
April 27, 2026 at 2:03 PM Replied to the thread The Gods are Blessed and Immortal - Art Video (AI).Post[…]
It shows how the gods have lots to see and do in their blessed and immortal realm.
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Kalosyni
Reaction (Post)April 27, 2026 at 1:58 PM It certainly illustrates something but i am not sure exactly what!
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Cassius
April 27, 2026 at 10:49 AM Replied to the thread The Gods are Blessed and Immortal - Art Video (AI).PostIt certainly illustrates something but i am not sure exactly what!
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Martin
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Cassius
Reaction (Post)April 27, 2026 at 10:48 AM I just found this video, and I think it illustrates the Epicurean philosophical idea that the gods are blessed and immortal. PD01 "The blessed and immortal nature knows no trouble itself, nor causes trouble to any other, so that it is never constrained… -
Martin
Reaction (Post)April 27, 2026 at 10:48 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. -
Kalosyni
April 27, 2026 at 10:20 AM Posted the thread The Gods are Blessed and Immortal - Art Video (AI).ThreadI just found this video, and I think it illustrates the Epicurean philosophical idea that the gods are blessed and immortal. PD01 "The blessed and immortal nature knows no trouble itself, nor causes trouble to any other, so that it is never constrained… -
Cassius
April 27, 2026 at 9:54 AM Posted the thread Discussion of Blog Post: The Continuing Vitality of Epicurean Physics.Thread -
Cassius
April 27, 2026 at 9:52 AM Wrote the blog article The Continuing Vitality Of Epicurean Physics.Blog ArticleIntroduction: A Story About the Sun That Is Really About Everything
In a recent scholarly essay, T.H.M. Gellar-Goad takes up one of the most ridiculed positions in the history of ancient philosophy: the Epicurean claim that the sun is the size it appears…
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