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Bryan
November 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Eikadistes’s post in the thread 'Their God Is The Belly" / "The Root of All Good Is The Pleasure Of The Stomach" And Similar Attributions.[…]
Well, it might be.
I was just thinking about this the other day. I was asking myself, "If I had to take a basic math test, would I score better with a stomach virus? Or with heartbreak?" I'm not sure if the answer would be the same for everyone, but I… -
Don
November 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Bryan’s post in the thread 'Their God Is The Belly" / "The Root of All Good Is The Pleasure Of The Stomach" And Similar Attributions.[…]
I think Epicurus' famous "barley-cake and water give out the highest pleasure" in his letter to Menoeceus (131a) comes rather close.
If we had to choose between food and our libraries, we must pick the food in every case -- or die like those Buddhists… -
Don
November 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Eikadistes’s post in the thread 'Their God Is The Belly" / "The Root of All Good Is The Pleasure Of The Stomach" And Similar Attributions.[…]
Well, it might be.
I was just thinking about this the other day. I was asking myself, "If I had to take a basic math test, would I score better with a stomach virus? Or with heartbreak?" I'm not sure if the answer would be the same for everyone, but I… -
Don
November 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Eikadistes’s post in the thread What's the consensus on transhumanism/brain uploading?.[…]
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Eikadistes
PostNovember 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM […]
Well, it might be.
I was just thinking about this the other day. I was asking myself, "If I had to take a basic math test, would I score better with a stomach virus? Or with heartbreak?" I'm not sure if the answer would be the same for everyone, but I… -
Eikadistes
Reaction (Post)November 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM My thoughts on transhumanism (e.g., uploading consciousness to a machine or transferring it to another brain) are directly akin to my thoughts on the "pleasure machine": WHO owns the hardware doing the storage or transfer? What are their motivations?… -
Eikadistes
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Bryan
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Cassius’s post in the thread 'Their God Is The Belly" / "The Root of All Good Is The Pleasure Of The Stomach" And Similar Attributions.I see that that specific phrase "Their god is the belly" is from Philippians and not directly tied to Epicureans, though it wouldn't be surprising if they were the intended target
Philippians 3:19
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Bryan
PostNovember 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM […]
I think Epicurus' famous "barley-cake and water give out the highest pleasure" in his letter to Menoeceus (131a) comes rather close.
If we had to choose between food and our libraries, we must pick the food in every case -- or die like those Buddhists… -
Bryan
November 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Don’s post in the thread 'Their God Is The Belly" / "The Root of All Good Is The Pleasure Of The Stomach" And Similar Attributions.[…]
Well, according to the cites for U409, it seems rather well attested, including a quote from a letter by Metrodorus himself (via Plutarch )
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If we accept "direct" quotes from Cicero, should we not probably accept "direct" quotes from Plutarch?
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