Epicurus the dude.

[Dudicurius]

 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.

[DigitalBuddha]

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?

[db0]

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.

[DigitalBuddha]

Welcome, dude.

[BlueDragon]

that dude had style

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

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

[DigitalBuddha]

that dude had style

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

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

Is this a--what day is this?

[Yeah...]

We've been trying to get high without having to pay.
MARIANNE FAITHFULL

[HnauHnakrapunt]

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.

[DudeDrew]

Epicurus: the original dude.