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apatheticynic

['Member']Joined: August 05, 2016 at 12:01Last active: August 06, 2016 at 16:211 discussions3 comments
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Bio

I value wisdom above all else and knowledge to aid the cultivation. I seek the middle path. What I know is that I know how little I know.
Cynical skeptic with occasional apathy, for now.

Favourite Philosopher

Epicurus

Favourite Quotations

Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.

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In: A possible insight into epicurean philosophy  — view comment
I declare a new school "epic" epicurean/stoic. I might be on to something. Joking aside, thank you for the info, posts, and comments. I'll check them ...
August 06, 2016 at 16:10
In: The Existence of God  — view comment
The best you can hope for is there may or may not be a god but I will live my life as I choose. Lack of evidence does not prove something doesn't exis...
August 05, 2016 at 13:24
In: Do human beings have the capacity to determine what is morally right and wrong?  — view comment
What is right or wrong is an opinion. We mostly determine how we live and society collectively decides the moral code. So, as an individual, we have t...
August 05, 2016 at 13:19
In: Heroes make us bad people  — view comment
We can aspire to be heroic, even if we will never be a hero. A hero is made not born, I think, from someone preforming heroic acts. A demigod that is ...
August 05, 2016 at 13:11
In: Is ignorance an absolute?  — view comment
I believe a general knowledge is more useful than a specialized pursuit. The interconnections that might occur from a more general knowledge base migh...
August 05, 2016 at 13:02
In: A possible insight into epicurean philosophy  — view comment
Couldn't an Epicurean borrow from Stoicism to deal with the occasional pain and maintain an Epicurean lifestyle? I think that's what I do. It seems po...
August 05, 2016 at 12:07
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