Yes! What I meant to say was that the last line was not put there by the poet, but one I put there by repeating an earlier one. Thanks.

Epicurus didn’t actually say that. It’s the good old Christian ruse of grafting ideas on to figures of the axial age to attempt to give it authority by antiquity.

It’s from a C3rd text. Can’t remember who but not one of the household names.

@Geoffrey51 I didn't know, but whoever said it made a lot more sense than this post.

@JimG that is true. I just get on my hobby horse when this quote frequently gets attributed to Epicurus. The problem with taking certain internet information at face value.

Yep, the quote is not a good representation of the Epicurus paradox.

zing, huh? Actually kind of demonstrating the whole principle without realizing it i guess huh? Paradox solved, lol

And if you change it; it's no longer a quote, and it still doesn't mean anything.

@JimG Interesting . You've been on here since November 2917 , but have no fans . I wonder why ?

@Cast1es @JimG "Interesting. You've been on here since November 2917, but have no fans. I wonder why?"
Probably because he's from the future.

@joeymf86 If you're talking about me, I think you've misread the year.

If you mean Cast1es, I'll have to take your word for it because he seems to have blocked me.

@JimG Cast1es wrote what was in quotations in my first reply. I was making a joke regarding her typo of the year you joined.

@joeymf86 oh ok, I can't see her posts; so I wasn't sure. She's very brave to tag me and block me, so I can't see it. Thanks for clarifying.

@joeymf86 I guess the fact that I don't display everything publicly explains the rest of her comment. Too bad she can't see this.... Not really.