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Asexuality and Epicureanism | Blog of the APA
The link to this article was found at "Philosophy Matters" on:
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...the chatbot thinks...
The chatbot does not think. Probably, it uses "oversimplified" because it has more detailed texts on the topic in the training data.
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TauPhi's comment on the big bang theory is correct.
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This may be a related snippet of the "story" (but tentatively, the timing does not match):
Quotea certain Theotimus, convinced that he had composed infamous letters, addressed to some of the women who frequented his gardens, was condemned to lose his life.
from Charles' thread on the article on Epicureanism in Diderot's encyclopedia:
I recall another snippet indicating that someone (probably Theotimus) was sentenced to death because he was found guilty of slander. However, the search did not reveal that other snippet on epicureanfriends.com.
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Why does Diogenes of Oenoanda want to help those who are "well-constituted"? Doesn't that mean helping those who don't need help? Shouldn't he want to help those who are badly constituted? Or does he want to help the rich to lead good lives, such that their examples might spread, and their wealth/power not be abused?
I guess that "well-constituted" refers to people who are still willing to learn and adapt as they see fit if they encounter ideas which are new for them or which they have neglected in the past.
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Likewise, energy and forces are best thought of as falling under "atoms" since as Epicurus meant the term it was simply indivisible particle
Energy is not indivisible except for transition energies between states of matter. Likewise, forces are not indivisible either. It is good to be aware that forces at a distance (fields) and energy are not covered by Epicurus' and would need to be added as new items to update Epicurean physics.
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Does this all have to do with Planck units?
Yes, in particular with the Planck length.
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If someone wants a meaning for one's life, they are free to create it.
I thought about meaning of life during adolescence and the subsequent years because I read and heard from others about it but never felt that need for a meaning of life, so for me personally, there is no such crisis. However, as Nietzsche anticipated, the meaning crisis might be relevant for many people.
