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Eikadistes
April 14, 2026 at 8:45 AM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Martin’s post in the thread Is Motion One Of The Three Eternal Properties of Atoms? I.E. Are The Three Properties Shape, Size, and MOTION?.Today's meaning of "weight" is indeed a poor fit. The modern term "inertial mass" seems to be accurate for βάρους in the context of Epicurean atoms moving with constant speed. There was no proper understanding of gravity in ancient times, but… -
Cassius
PostApril 14, 2026 at 4:33 AM Martin what is the understanding of gravity today?
Is it held to exist independently as its own entity separate from all other things?
Is gravity itself "uncaused"?
Given that it appears to take a moon-sized or planet-sized body to generate much gravity, I… -
Cassius
April 14, 2026 at 4:27 AM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Martin’s post in the thread Is Motion One Of The Three Eternal Properties of Atoms? I.E. Are The Three Properties Shape, Size, and MOTION?.Today's meaning of "weight" is indeed a poor fit. The modern term "inertial mass" seems to be accurate for βάρους in the context of Epicurean atoms moving with constant speed. There was no proper understanding of gravity in ancient times, but… -
Martin
April 14, 2026 at 2:31 AM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Patrikios’s post in the thread What would Epicurus have thought of going to the moon?.[…]
Epicurus taught us to study Nature, day & night. How else can a human on earth study the nature of the moon, without going there in order to verify the assumptions made from the observations of our senses here on earth.
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Martin
PostApril 14, 2026 at 2:26 AM Today's meaning of "weight" is indeed a poor fit. The modern term "inertial mass" seems to be accurate for βάρους in the context of Epicurean atoms moving with constant speed. There was no proper understanding of gravity in ancient times, but… -
wbernys
April 14, 2026 at 2:03 AM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Patrikios’s post in the thread What would Epicurus have thought of going to the moon?.[…]
Epicurus taught us to study Nature, day & night. How else can a human on earth study the nature of the moon, without going there in order to verify the assumptions made from the observations of our senses here on earth.
In his Letter to Pythocles,… -
Godfrey
April 13, 2026 at 11:33 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Patrikios’s post in the thread What would Epicurus have thought of going to the moon?.[…]
Epicurus taught us to study Nature, day & night. How else can a human on earth study the nature of the moon, without going there in order to verify the assumptions made from the observations of our senses here on earth.
In his Letter to Pythocles,… -
Cassius
April 13, 2026 at 8:42 PM Replied to the thread Q & A with "A Few Days in Athens" research article author.PostI'll talk to the others and look into that. Thanks -
Cassius
April 13, 2026 at 8:42 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Patrikios’s post in the thread Discussion of Blog Article - "Reality Does Not Require Being Eternally The Same".[…]
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TauPhi , I do appreciate the interactive dialog on this thread topic, especially some of your thoughtful questions. I think you greatly underestimate the breadth & depth of these mind viruses; especially in the current USA. Unfortunately, I do… -
Cassius
April 13, 2026 at 8:40 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Patrikios’s post in the thread What would Epicurus have thought of going to the moon?.[…]
Epicurus taught us to study Nature, day & night. How else can a human on earth study the nature of the moon, without going there in order to verify the assumptions made from the observations of our senses here on earth.
In his Letter to Pythocles,…
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