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The Original Law of Nature for the Beginning of Property

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We Don’t See the Whole Damn Picture

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Richard Feynman: Why and How?

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The Futile Labourer of the Underworld

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The Original Law of Nature for the Beginning of Property

Posted On : 16th October 2026 Published By : Epicurus Of Albion
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  • Naturalism/Materialism

We Don’t See the Whole Damn Picture

Posted On : 28th August 2026 Published By : Epicurus Of Albion
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Richard Feynman: Why and How?

Posted On : 17th August 2026 Published By : Comicus Muo
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The Futile Labourer of the Underworld

Posted On : 29th July 2026 Published By : Epicurus Of Albion
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The Stoic Pursuit of Wisdom

Edit: The woman in the thumbnail is Sophia, the Gnostic Goddess of Wisdom! – we’ve been asked tons of times! The subconscious mind   Let’s have a little look into Continue Reading

Posted On : 15th July 2023 Published By : Comicus Muo
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The Illusion of the Soul

Within the realms of idealist philosophy, religious belief and the traditions of the globe, the concept of the soul has been around for a long, long time. The soul is Continue Reading

Posted On : 12th July 2023 Published By : Epicurus Of Albion
the stoic virtue of courage
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The stoic virtue of courage

Welcome everyone, to a profound exploration of the stoic virtue of courage. Today, we embark on a journey to delve into the essence of courage as understood by the Stoic Continue Reading

Posted On : 8th July 2023 Published By : Comicus Muo
Marcus Aurelius Addressing the Senate
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Friends, Romans, Countrymen, or How to deal with the desire for the approval from other people.

  Today we’re going to talk about, something natural to all of us, a normal human desire.  We all have a natural desire to be embraced and accepted by others. Continue Reading

Posted On : 2nd July 2023 Published By : Comicus Muo
A good job, or the stoic approach to the world of work
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The Modern Stoic Approach to the World of Work

  Some of the most powerful words in philosophy come from the writings of Marcus Aurelius a true philosopher king, probably one of only a handful in history. Marcus, who Continue Reading

Posted On : 30th June 2023 Published By : Comicus Muo
Facing Fear of Death: Skills for Anxiety and Fear of Death and Dying
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How to beat the fear of death and dying!

I remember when I was a kid growing up in the 1970’s at about the age of 7, I asked my father what happened after we died.  He went quiet Continue Reading

Posted On : 28th June 2023 Published By : Comicus Muo
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How to deal with anxiety

  In the bustling modern world, anxiety has become an increasingly common mental health challenge. Fortunately, ancient wisdom offers valuable insights on how to navigate this overwhelming emotion. Stoicism, a Continue Reading

Posted On : 23rd June 2023 Published By : Comicus Muo
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Who are the capitalist class really?

Spend some time dwelling within the political corners of the internet, and it won’t be long until you come across a persistent “-ism” that refers to our current economic system. Continue Reading

Posted On : 21st June 2023 Published By : Epicurus Of Albion
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Twitter, Elon Musk, the E.U. Free Speech and the Stoic Approach to Politics

These are dark times for human beings everywhere, none more so than within the European Union.   Wales is a small country that is part of the United Kingdom.  Wales Continue Reading

Posted On : 17th June 2023 Published By : Comicus Muo
Cash is King! Why You Should Ditch Digital Money for Good
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Don’t give the Globalists your money, cut off their cash, build a utopia by doing favors instead!

https://youtu.be/M3r8iEnm04w The world is going crazy, the divide between the politicians and the people has never been greater.  Our elected representatives spend all their time preaching their luxury beliefs, signaling Continue Reading

Posted On : 31st May 2023 Published By : Comicus Muo
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The Stoic Wrestler: the mindset to tackling life

“The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing, in so far as it stands ready against the accidental and the unforeseen, and is not apt to fall.” – Continue Reading

Posted On : 29th May 2023 Published By : Epicurus Of Albion
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You are God, both in experience and expression.

There is only one being in the universe, and you are a part of it. You are interconnected with the great totality of all things, which is the Universe. You Continue Reading

Posted On : 29th May 2023 Published By : Comicus Muo
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Disobedience — that is the nobility of slaves

“Disobedience — that is the nobility of slaves.” said Friedrich Nietzsche in his book “Thus Spoke Zarathustra, ” published between 1883 and 1885. In this quote, Nietzsche presents a provocative Continue Reading

Posted On : 26th May 2023 Published By : Comicus Muo
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Marcus Aurelius – Debts and Lessons

“Debts and Lessons” is the first chapter of the philosophical work “Meditations” written by the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. On a personal note, it’s actually one of my favourites, because Continue Reading

Posted On : 26th May 2023 Published By : Comicus Muo
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Beyond Metanarratives: Nihilism’s Challenge to Objective Meaning

Metanarrative… it’s a word we don’t use in everyday parlance. But what it refers to plays a significant part in human history, psychology and guidance. So what is a metanarrative? Continue Reading

Posted On : 23rd May 2023 Published By : Epicurus Of Albion
"Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people
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Only weak minds talk about people…

Socrates was an ancient Greek philosopher who lived in Athens during the 5th century BC. He is considered one of the founders of Western philosophy and played a crucial role Continue Reading

Posted On : 23rd May 2023 Published By : Comicus Muo
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Buy Local and watch the globalists crumble.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFytN8CPLcY   Let the fight back begin! We know from recent experience, that the only thing that the globalists care about is maintaining their power and money. They fear insurrection, Continue Reading

Posted On : 21st May 2023 Published By : Comicus Muo
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  • Postmodernism

The Power of the Image: Exploring Hyper-Reality in a Media-Dominated Era

The concept of hyper-reality, as posited by the French postmodern philosopher and cultural theorist Jean Baudrillard, suggests that we now live in a world where reality is increasingly shaped by Continue Reading

Posted On : 19th May 2023 Published By : Epicurus Of Albion

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