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Bryan
April 28, 2026 at 11:50 AM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Matteng’s post in the thread Epicurean Mockery of Opposing Philosophers and Schools.I also think Plato was the „Golden“ because he values people in categories of gold, silver and bronze/iron
Gold: Elites, King/ Philosopher
Silver: Warriors
Bronze/Iron: Worker, farmers
And oh, of course Plato was in the golden category 😅
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Cassius
April 28, 2026 at 10:17 AM Replied to the thread Discussion of Blog Post: The Continuing Vitality of Epicurean Physics.PostGreat points Dave. I am struggling with some of the same questions.
I think it could EASILY trim the length and tune the grade level to the intended audience.
Already I have run into the question in regard to what to link from the Epicurustoday.com home… -
DaveT
April 28, 2026 at 9:57 AM Replied to the thread Discussion of Blog Post: The Continuing Vitality of Epicurean Physics.PostCassius I enjoyed the above dialogue between you and Don. This AI tech capability is astounding. What a tool, isn't it? A couple of things came to mind as I read your explanation. I wonder how the article would change if you told the software to… -
Cassius
April 28, 2026 at 8:59 AM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Don’s post in the thread Does Epicurean Philosophy Remove the Magic and Mystery of Life?.[…]
https://www.californiapsychics.com
I've seen numerous commercials for these charlatans on TV, and it makes me cringe and laugh every time.
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😂🤣😂 Egads. The TV commercials tout that their "psychics" have been "vetted." By Zeus, where's The… -
Cassius
April 28, 2026 at 8:59 AM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Don’s post in the thread Does Epicurean Philosophy Remove the Magic and Mystery of Life?.Saw this in my morning scrolling and it seemed appropriate for here:
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Cassius
April 28, 2026 at 8:58 AM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Eikadistes’s post in the thread Does Epicurean Philosophy Remove the Magic and Mystery of Life?.Imagine being more impressed by psychics than physics.
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Cassius
April 28, 2026 at 8:58 AM Replied to the thread Unfortunate New Film: "The Story Of Everything" (Pushes Intelligent Design).PostThis is a particularly good line:
Though in this respect Aristotle is more culpable than Plato, as banishing God, the fountain of final causes, and substituting nature in his stead; and, at the same time, receiving final causes through his affection to… -
Cassius
April 28, 2026 at 8:55 AM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Joshua’s post in the thread Unfortunate New Film: "The Story Of Everything" (Pushes Intelligent Design).[…] -
Cassius
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That one I actually bought. I need to get back to that at some point. -
Kalosyni
April 28, 2026 at 8:29 AM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Cassius’s post in the thread Discussion of Blog Post: The Continuing Vitality of Epicurean Physics.1 - Do you input those texts and papers and "query" that as it's training model? Yes that's exactly how I am starting. I am telling it specific papers to review (mainly Sedley but also others) and I am also building a list of "instructions" on things…
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