Author: Cassius Amicus
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Even For Physicists, It Is Not Possible To Live Happily Unless One Lives Wisely, Honorably, and Justly…..
I was recently pointed toward a presentation given by Lawrence Krauss and Richard Dawkins on youtube entitled “Something from Nothing?” I have time only for brief comment, but the point...
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Doctrine 24: The Master Instrument of the Architect of Human Happiness
A recent discussion on the nature of the gods recalls to my mind the importance of one of the Authorized Doctrines that is least famous, but which can hardly be...
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Hail To The Homeland: “What madness it is to learn superfluous things!”
As those of us in the rest of the world go about our weekends, remember those who have the opportunity to attend the 2012 Panhellenic Symposia on Epicurean Philosophy in...
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If The Road To Damascus Causes You Concern, Consider A Hill Named Cumorah
Epicurus taught us that if we fail to study Nature with sufficient diligence, and if continue to harbor doubts that what the false religions say about the gods may be...
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New Pro-Epicurean Book For Your Library: “Epicurus for Everyone”
This week I learned about a new pro-Epicurean book that I highly recommend: Stuart Pickering’s “Epicurus for Everyone.” Mr. Pickering lives in Australia, and recently (2011) made his new book...
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One More Experimental Video: Hail Epicurus!
One more experimental video: Hail Epicurus! Here’s the refrain: Hail Epicurus, Guide to all Nature! Preachers and Platonists now threaten us in vain; Happy as gods, we can plan for...
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In The Epicurean Tradition of Lucian, Consider – “Do The Gods of Kolob Rant?”
If you are a fan of Epicurus and have not treated yourself to Lucian’s “Zeus Rants” or “Alexander the Oracle-Monger,” you really need to remedy that oversight. The latter work...
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Revised Edits: A Hymn That Might Have Been, If Joseph Smith had read Lucretius instead of ……whatever!
I recently came across the Mormon hymn “If You Could Hie to Kolob,” which I find interesting because — with only a few alterations — it can be turned from...
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Program Released for the 2012 Panhellenic Symposium on Epicurean Philosophy – Athens, Greece
WOW I wish I were going to this: PRESS RELEASE The Friends of the Epicurean Philosophy “Garden of Athens” and “Garden of Salonica” are organizing the 2nd Panhellenic Symposium of...
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Peace and Safety For Your Twentieth of January
Peace and Safety to the Epicureans of today, no matter where you might be! A friend in Greece has recently informed me about the Seikilos inscription and song, which is...