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A weekly meeting is great idea. Yet I would suggest waiting to start it till the second week in January. I can see how a weekly event might be better geared toward "novices" rather than for "sages"... I myself would probably fall into the middle area of "devotee" (neither novice nor sage) but would greatly benefit from weekly meetings. The 20th could be always in honor of sages and contain more advanced material, which novices and devotees could learn from, but they might take more of a "listen …

Another idea...(under the enjoyment of a Christmas Eve "Three Creeks - FivePine Chocolate Porter)... ...A once a month Zoom meeting that is not on the 20th. It would definitely be geared toward people who have very little understanding. Maybe 2, 3, or even 4 people could each give a short presentation on material and then those same people would discuss it, and then, at the very end open it up to questions. The flyers would need to be very specific as to what it is and whom would benefit (free t…

oops...regarding flyers...people could put up flyers in their cities at coffeehouses or libraries, or colleges, announcing the zoom meeting...and how to sign up

It would require a dedicated few to work together. Now, in a more sober mind (of non-alcoholic ginger-ale) I do realize that it would be wise for me to put more time into studying Epicureanism, so as to be sure that I understand it correctly. I think it would very important to understand the key differences between Epicureanism and Stoicism, as well to understand the differences of understanding between the telos of EpicureanFriends.com vs. the telos of the most common scholarly understanding.

(Quote from Cassius) --human as a naturally evolved material animal, coming from pleasure and going ever onward toward pleasure -----------vs------------- --human as dualistic (body & spirit) created by god(s) and who must toil for perfection and to strive to please god(s)

it would seem these two world views are like oil and water and do not mix

The point being that the continuation and modern expansion of the Epicurean philosophy must navigate through and in the midst of the religious landscape of modern times.

(Quote from Cassius) And this supports the Principle Doctrines 27 and 28: 27) "Of all the things that wisdom provides for the complete happiness of one's entire life, by far the greatest is friendship." 28) "The same judgement produces confidence that dreadful things are not everlasting, and that security amidst the limited number of dreadful things is most easily achieved through friendship."

Yes, I am interested

I will attend Tuesday night Zoom. Topic of personal outlines...and other topics... And have the following questions to discuss then...or if anyone else wants respond to the following questions, please respond in this thread if you can't attend the Zoom: --what are best topics for a Zoom/in-person Epicurean study group...what topics might draw people to attend? --to create an agenda or to not create an agenda? --alternative times for meetings?

Some of the topics that came up in tonights Zoom meeting...I am not a very good note taker, and there was so much good stuff that came up...and there was a lot more than this: -Epicurean physics: why does it matter? ---it is part of an alternate theory of where the world came from - a worldview not created by supernatural gods/god. -Can you know anything or not, confidence in your conclusions -when it is appropriate to take a position on the things you can't ever know -senses don't lie, but your…