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Cassius
April 28, 2026 at 4:48 PM Replied to the thread Unfortunate New Film: "The Story Of Everything" (Pushes Intelligent Design).PostI am sure others can do better and I hope they will. In the meantime, I have set up a first version of an article on this topic at the link below. This is a particularly good example of where collaboration can make for a better product. I will have to… -
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Cassius
April 28, 2026 at 4:41 PM Wrote the blog article Epicurean Responses To The Intelligent Design Argument.Blog ArticleIntroduction: A Very Old Argument
The intelligent design argument is one of the oldest and most persistent claims in the history of human thought. In its simplest form it says: the world we observe is too complex, too orderly, and too well-fitted to human… -
Cassius
April 28, 2026 at 4:12 PM Replied to the thread Unfortunate New Film: "The Story Of Everything" (Pushes Intelligent Design).PostWell duh sometimes I wonder if Cassius can walk and chew gum at the same time. While we wait for the Epicurean combination of Richard Dawkins and Victor Stenger to arrive, I can at least use the method we've been discussing to provide something to those… -
Cassius
April 28, 2026 at 3:50 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Joshua’s post in the thread Unfortunate New Film: "The Story Of Everything" (Pushes Intelligent Design).We were chatting on a Sunday zoom a few weeks ago when someone mentioned the parallel that can be drawn between the physics of Epicurus (mutually exclusive atoms and void) and the ethics of Epicurus (mutually exclusive pleasure and pain).
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Godfrey
April 28, 2026 at 2:57 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Joshua’s post in the thread Unfortunate New Film: "The Story Of Everything" (Pushes Intelligent Design).We were chatting on a Sunday zoom a few weeks ago when someone mentioned the parallel that can be drawn between the physics of Epicurus (mutually exclusive atoms and void) and the ethics of Epicurus (mutually exclusive pleasure and pain).
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Joshua
April 28, 2026 at 2:46 PM Replied to the thread Unfortunate New Film: "The Story Of Everything" (Pushes Intelligent Design).PostWe were chatting on a Sunday zoom a few weeks ago when someone mentioned the parallel that can be drawn between the physics of Epicurus (mutually exclusive atoms and void) and the ethics of Epicurus (mutually exclusive pleasure and pain).
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Kalosyni
April 28, 2026 at 2:16 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to DaveT’s post in the thread Discussion of Blog Post: The Continuing Vitality of Epicurean Physics.Cassius 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… -
Kalosyni
Reaction (Post)April 28, 2026 at 2:15 PM I haven't had time to look at this but may be relevant to Lucretius references:
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Kalosyni
April 28, 2026 at 2:11 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Eikadistes’s post in the thread What would Epicurus have thought of going to the moon?.[…]
This is one of the primary differences in the flavors of ancient Epicurean Philosophy versus contemporary Utilitarianism, both being hedonistic, but with different emphases on the happiness of an association of friends versus the collective happiness…
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