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Philo, you win a gold star for being honest and characterizing your essay as "somewhat" Epicurean. I read through most of it and below is my initial reaction to your major categories. Let me apologize in advance for any tone of harshness you may gather from this, because that is not my intention. My intention is mainly to save you time, us time, and assist the purposes of the group in promoting a community of Epicurean correspondents. Atheism -- Not in conflict with Epicurus as far as it goes, b…

Philo I will be glad to do so as the thoughts occur to me. I also hope others will do so. Unfortunately I am so pressed for time that I am not able to launch into any particular item at the moment, but I do agree that each of the points you have raised is a critical one for discussion. You've obviously put a lot of time and thought into this document, and doing this kind of thing is a great exercise for anyone. I haven't checked back but did you respond to my "Welcome" post about your background…