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Epicurus

doppelganger

doppelganger

Through the Looking Glass
angellous_evangellous said:
Epicurus' view was that there were gods, but that they were neither willing nor able to prevent evil. This was not because they were malevolent, but because they lived in a perfect state of ataraxia, a state everyone should strive to emulate; it is not the gods who are upset by evils, but people.
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See my post #37. That's mysticism. Glad to have a Greek term to work with to compare with "Nirvana"/"Tao"/"Chaos", etc.
 
doppelganger

doppelganger

Through the Looking Glass
Ataraxia (from Wiki)
For the Epicureans, ataraxia was synonymous with the only true happiness possible for a person. It signifies the state of robust tranquility that derives from eschewing faith in an afterlife, not fearing the gods because they are distant and unconcerned with us, avoiding politics and vexatious people, surrounding oneself with trustworthy and affectionate friends and, most importantly, being an affectionate, virtuous person, worthy of trust.
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Not much different from the Philosophy of Buddhism.
 
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