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Dudeist Religion => Great Dudes in History => Topic started by: Dudicurius on February 26, 2007, 12:15:44 PM

Title: Epicurus the dude.
Post by: Dudicurius on February 26, 2007, 12:15:44 PM
 I nominate Epicurus the old Greek philosopher as a  dudeist sage.
Why? Cause the basic tenent of his philosophy was that happiness is the ultimate goal for a person.
" For who can doubt that pleasure is the only goal of a reasoned life? Espicially the pleasure derived from a calm and orderly soul, one forged in meditation. There is no fault which contemplation and logic cannot repair, leaving only quietude and peace."
  OK, that whole "forged in meditation" thing is a bit harsh, but we must remember that there were no caucasians or bowling in ancient greece. That's gonna harsh anyone's mellow.
   Also, to my knowledge Epicurus is the only ancient philosopher to have a comic book. funny stuff for those of you with a love of greek mythology, history and philosophy. It's called Epicurus the Sage, by William Messner-Loebs and Sam Keith.
Title: Re: Epicurus the dude.
Post by: DigitalBuddha on February 28, 2007, 07:02:26 PM
Quote from: Dudicurius on February 26, 2007, 12:15:44 PM
I nominate Epicurus the old Greek philosopher as a  dudeist sage.
Why? Cause the basic tenent of his philosophy was that happiness is the ultimate goal for a person.
" For who can doubt that pleasure is the only goal of a reasoned life? Espicially the pleasure derived from a calm and orderly soul, one forged in meditation. There is no fault which contemplation and logic cannot repair, leaving only quietude and peace."
  OK, that whole "forged in meditation" thing is a bit harsh, but we must remember that there were no caucasians or bowling in ancient greece. That's gonna harsh anyone's mellow.
   Also, to my knowledge Epicurus is the only ancient philosopher to have a comic book. funny stuff for those of you with a love of greek mythology, history and philosophy. It's called Epicurus the Sage, by William Messner-Loebs and Sam Keith.

Not the compromised second draft?
Title: Re: Epicurus the dude.
Post by: db0 on July 27, 2007, 10:28:00 AM
I just registered to post that this is certainly one of the proto-dudes of the world. His basic philosophy was "Food, Friends & a good time". He did not care about politics, religion or anything else.
Title: Re: Epicurus the dude.
Post by: DigitalBuddha on July 28, 2007, 03:06:35 PM
Welcome, dude.
Title: Re: Epicurus the dude.
Post by: BlueDragon on August 04, 2007, 11:17:30 AM
that dude had style ;)

must have been some good weed to be "forged in meditation" all day :D

forged in meditation= wasted on shrooms on Monday
forged in meditation= still wasted on those 5 foot shrooms on Tuesday
forged in meditation= got the munchies on Wednesday
forged in meditation= no pain more weed on Thursday
forged in meditation= hash and weed day on Friday
forged in meditation= space cake for the weekend on Saturday
forged in meditation= Group orgy on Sundays  8)

yep sounds Greek to me, now where did I put my toga :P
Title: Re: Epicurus the dude.
Post by: DigitalBuddha on August 07, 2007, 02:29:59 AM
Quote from: BlueDragon on August 04, 2007, 11:17:30 AM
that dude had style ;)

must have been some good weed to be "forged in meditation" all day :D

forged in meditation= wasted on shrooms on Monday
forged in meditation= still wasted on those 5 foot shrooms on Tuesday
forged in meditation= got the munchies on Wednesday
forged in meditation= no pain more weed on Thursday
forged in meditation= hash and weed day on Friday
forged in meditation= space cake for the weekend on Saturday
forged in meditation= Group orgy on Sundays  8)

yep sounds Greek to me, now where did I put my toga :P

Is this a--what day is this?
Title: Re: Epicurus the dude.
Post by: Yeah... on October 08, 2007, 10:57:09 AM
We've been trying to get high without having to pay.
MARIANNE FAITHFULL
Title: Re: Epicurus the dude.
Post by: HnauHnakrapunt on August 25, 2020, 11:10:18 AM
I like the way Jostein Gaarder explains epicureanism in 'Sophie's World', using chocolate as an example. If you haven't read this - I strongly recommend the whole book.
Title: Re: Epicurus the dude.
Post by: DudeDrew on November 11, 2020, 02:58:16 AM
Epicurus: the original dude.
Title: Re: Epicurus the dude.
Post by: Hiram Crespo on January 20, 2023, 01:41:16 PM
Epicurus is featured in the "Isle of the Blessed" portion of the hilarious novel "True Story" by Lucian (this comedic novel is widely considered the very first work of science fiction in history, and it's from the 2nd Century of Common Era).

https://www.sacred-texts.com/cla/luc/true/index.htm
Title: Re: Epicurus the dude.
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