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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Joy of this, Joy of that
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2024 20:16:52 +0000
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On 07/12/2024 19:57, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> On 2024-12-07, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Sat, 7 Dec 2024 13:22:06 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>
>>> Well the concept that no world exists is called Idealism.  It's all in
>>> the mind. Mine  alone [solipsism],  Gods [monism], or some other
>>> arrangement. It explains everything but predicts nothing. Like Islam.
>>> Inshallah. If it is Gods Will. Great, But not very *helpful*.
>>
>> I like the Epicurean approach, which was probably a concession to the
>> times. The Gods exist on a planet somewhere but don't give a damn about
>> humans.
> 
> Sounds like 21st-century oligarchs.
> 
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