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    2. References to Epicurus' Attitude Toward The "Place of the Sciences And Liberal Arts" 63

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      • July 28, 2020 at 10:18 AM
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      July 28, 2020 at 10:18 AM

    2. Epicurean Physics and Modernity 2

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      • July 24, 2019 at 6:08 PM
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    4. Joshua

      July 24, 2019 at 6:08 PM

    2. Science / Physics Update 10/02/16 1

      • Cassius
      • October 2, 2016 at 12:07 PM
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    4. A Singh

      October 2, 2016 at 10:21 PM

    2. A Recap of Principles of Epicurean Physics 19

      • Cassius
      • October 11, 2016 at 1:36 PM
      • Cassius
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    4. Don

      April 12, 2022 at 7:51 AM

    2. Using the Phrase "Nothing Exists Except Atoms and Void"

      • Cassius
      • March 12, 2017 at 10:21 AM
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    2. Lucretius - Not Accidents, Not Incidents, But "Contextidents" 23

      • Cassius
      • December 14, 2017 at 8:44 AM
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    4. Cassius

      June 2, 2018 at 12:55 PM

    2. The meaning of the word "Nature" 1

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      • June 1, 2018 at 4:10 PM
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    4. Hiram

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    2. Implications of "The Swerve" (Lucretius) and of Primary and Secondary Attributes (In both the Letter to Herodotus and in Lucretius) 2

      • Cassius
      • September 6, 2018 at 4:07 PM
      • Cassius
      • September 9, 2018 at 7:10 PM
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    4. Cassius

      September 9, 2018 at 7:10 PM

    2. The Nature of the Soul as Material 2

      • Cassius
      • September 11, 2018 at 1:32 PM
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      • September 18, 2018 at 1:15 PM
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    4. Cassius

      September 18, 2018 at 1:15 PM

    2. Article - "Quantum Theory Describes An Eternal Universe"

      • Cassius
      • June 20, 2019 at 7:49 AM
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    2. A Call For Links On The Relationship of Mathematics and Geometry to Reality (and Epicurus' view of the issue) 5

      • Cassius
      • August 1, 2019 at 10:58 AM
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      • August 5, 2019 at 3:01 PM
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      August 5, 2019 at 3:01 PM

    2. Question Re Thermodynamics And Deductive Reasoning v. Empiricism 12

      • Cassius
      • October 3, 2019 at 8:13 AM
      • Cassius
      • October 4, 2019 at 5:13 PM
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    4. Cassius

      October 4, 2019 at 5:13 PM

    2. Article Attacking "Post Empirical Science"

      • Cassius
      • October 24, 2019 at 11:19 AM
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      • October 24, 2019 at 11:19 AM
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    2. The Nature of the Universe - Not Random, But Undirected? 8

      • Cassius
      • December 2, 2019 at 11:29 AM
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      • December 3, 2019 at 11:05 AM
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    4. Martin

      December 3, 2019 at 11:05 AM

    2. Proposition: It is Not Primarily the "Science" of Epicurus That Should Impress Us, But Rather The "Perspective" On Science, Or, If You Will, The "Limit" On Science, That Is His Major Achievement. 3

      • Cassius
      • January 6, 2020 at 8:16 AM
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    4. Cassius

      February 26, 2020 at 5:40 AM

    2. Responding To A Video Entitled: "Quantum Physics Debunks Materialism" - Collecting Arguments Against Anti-Epicurean Uses of Quantum Physics Theories 25

      • Cassius
      • October 3, 2020 at 9:43 AM
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      • November 19, 2020 at 7:56 PM
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    4. Susan Hill

      November 19, 2020 at 7:56 PM

    2. Navigation of the Physics Forum

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      • July 29, 2021 at 8:52 AM
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    2. Best Videos Discussing The Limits of Speculation In Physics

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    2. Sedley Article: Epicurus And The Mathematicians of Cyzicus -1976 ( On The Issue of Epicurus vs Geometry) 1

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      • June 15, 2022 at 10:25 AM
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      June 15, 2022 at 10:25 AM

    2. Graphic By Elli On Epicurus vs Plato On Creation of the Universe 6

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      • August 2, 2022 at 6:02 PM
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      August 2, 2022 at 6:02 PM

    2. *Basic* Article on History of Atomism - 2023 2

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      • January 25, 2023 at 9:23 AM
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      • January 25, 2023 at 9:45 AM
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      January 25, 2023 at 9:45 AM

    2. What Determines That Which Is Possible And That Which is Impossible? 16

      • Cassius
      • May 15, 2024 at 2:26 AM
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    4. Martin

      May 15, 2024 at 2:26 AM

    2. New Article Attacking Epicurean Physics: "Science Versus the Oldest Anti-Intelligent Design Argument " 14

      • Cassius
      • November 3, 2024 at 6:13 PM
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    2. Epicurus On Causation 2

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      • May 26, 2024 at 4:54 PM
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    4. Pacatus

      May 26, 2024 at 4:54 PM

    2. Intermundia Anyone? Article: "Does Life Really Need Planets? Maybe Not!"

      • Cassius
      • December 11, 2024 at 3:53 PM
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    2. The Logical Possibilities As To What Can Be Eternal (Applicable to Gods As Well)

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      • December 30, 2024 at 10:26 AM
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    2. ΤΟ ΠΑΝ: The Sum of All Things 19

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    4. Pacatus

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    2. Movement, Direction, and Speed of Atoms - Do Atoms Fall "Down?" Is the "Swerve" Required To Bring Them Together Into Bodies? 17

      • Don
      • December 18, 2020 at 10:42 AM
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    2. Time in Epicurus, Lucretius, and Aristotle 27

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    2. History of the Universe podcast

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