tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post8773690560451585707..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: EpicurusWisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-76216264676117020812009-01-16T12:29:00.000-03:302009-01-16T12:29:00.000-03:30Jo:Thanks for the link, I did a post on it with h/...Jo:<BR/>Thanks for the link, I did a post on it with h/t to you.<BR/>It is so incredibly hard to believe, I think there is some fundie church behind it.<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-65677342077417467772009-01-16T10:03:00.000-03:302009-01-16T10:03:00.000-03:30Please can I hit my head very hard against a brick...Please can I hit my head very hard against a brick wall?<BR/><BR/>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/7832647.stm<BR/><BR/>I actually feel very sorry for him, if he is that insecure in his religion - it must be worse than having no faith at all...Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17965300148218903639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-5654122915425421332009-01-15T19:06:00.000-03:302009-01-15T19:06:00.000-03:30OF:Tee-hee.XOWWWOF:<BR/>Tee-hee.<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-76755682373693723542009-01-15T17:07:00.000-03:302009-01-15T17:07:00.000-03:30The 'probably' is the key. If it's only probable t...The 'probably' is the key. If it's only probable there is no God, then it is possible there is. So does that mean we might have cause for anxiety and not enjoy ourselves?<BR/>I guess the 'probably' was added so as not to contravene the Trades Descriptions Act - otherwise there could be no proof of its accuracy.<BR/>OFOld Fogeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11247102564173946623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-58550907037201316972009-01-14T17:23:00.000-03:302009-01-14T17:23:00.000-03:30Thank you T. This is one of the worst bugs as you ...Thank you T. This is one of the worst bugs as you said.<BR/>Yes his name was distorted into a fine food and living adjective. Missing his great messages.<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-74673946429440996262009-01-14T12:27:00.000-03:302009-01-14T12:27:00.000-03:30Poor you - this year's viruses are a particularly ...Poor you - this year's viruses are a particularly virulent strain, I think. I hope you soon feel better, WWW.<BR/><BR/>Epicurus sounds like my kinda guy!<BR/>It's a pity his name has mainly survived in common use only in connection with food and luxurious living.<BR/><BR/>Keep warm!Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-44123503220025926502009-01-14T11:32:00.000-03:302009-01-14T11:32:00.000-03:30Nick:But maybe the end is in sight for the schemer...Nick:<BR/>But maybe the end is in sight for the schemers, I sure hope so. The world is changing, maybe we will enter an age of enlightenment and enough for all.<BR/>I know, I know. Pollyanna me.<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-37784902466556066342009-01-14T11:29:00.000-03:302009-01-14T11:29:00.000-03:30Jo:Oh he was extraordinary for his time and place ...Jo:<BR/>Oh he was extraordinary for his time and place and it would have been wonderful if more of his philosophy had survived.<BR/>Thanks for the other quotes, I do remember them now.<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-72493844219942701062009-01-14T06:12:00.000-03:302009-01-14T06:12:00.000-03:30It's not hard to find any number of historical fig...It's not hard to find any number of historical figures who were more enlightened and principled than the bunch of scheming rogues who run the world today.<BR/><BR/>The atheistic buses are great, nice to see an alternative to all that God-gazing. Unfortunately faith schools are still on the rise in the UK.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-91982832097597030912009-01-14T05:57:00.000-03:302009-01-14T05:57:00.000-03:30The atheist buses are now all over England - the c...The atheist buses are now all over England - the campaign for funding, which was expected to raise enough for a few buses in London raised many times that :-D Which means that I had one drive past me the other day in Bristol :-D<BR/><BR/>I studied Epicurus at university (along with a number of other philosophers), and he was by far and away my favourite. Aside from the quote you gave, one of the ideas that he set out is a very useful one to live by:<BR/><BR/>We need certain things to be happy. These are: Food, Shelter, Clothing, Friends (and possibly one other thing - I don't have my texts with me at work ;-) ) If we are lacking in any of these things, then we will be unhappy.<BR/><BR/>However, we need to make sure that we do not want something so badly that it makes us unhappy, even though our needs are fulfilled. For example, we can satisfy our need for food with bread and water; however, if we have had our heart set on fish, and we have decided that we only want fish, then we are not going to be happy with just bread. <BR/><BR/>So therefore, we need to be able to be sanguine with what we have, rather than always looking for something which we might not be able to attain. <BR/><BR/>Whilst it is good to strive to improve what you have, and to have dreams, you should not pursue these to the point where you are unhappy with what you already have.<BR/><BR/>I think this is a brilliant way of looking at today's life - rather than wanting the latest gadget, fashion or fad <I>right now</I>, we can take a step back and ask "do I really <B>need</B> this?" If you don't need it, but would still like it, then you can save and work for it, but not be unhappy in the meantime that you don't have it.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17965300148218903639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-2489415512261613402009-01-14T02:25:00.000-03:302009-01-14T02:25:00.000-03:30Tessa:Exactly. But they also didn't teach us anyth...Tessa:<BR/>Exactly. But they also didn't teach us anything about the cult of the goddess in Ireland (pre Christianity, natch).<BR/>Sadly lacking our education: except in matters servile.<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-15361343266473778372009-01-13T22:28:00.000-03:302009-01-13T22:28:00.000-03:30Well you can see why they never taught us about hi...Well you can see why they never taught us about him, in holy catlick Ireland ... women as equals? Get up the yard with you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com