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    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…
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    It shows how the gods have lots to see and do in their blessed and immortal realm. :saint:

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    It certainly illustrates something but i am not sure exactly what! ;)
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    Reacted with Thanks to Kalosyni’s post in the thread The Gods are Blessed and Immortal - Art Video (AI).
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    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…
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    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.
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    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…
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    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…

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