One wonders what society would be like if everybody was Stoic.
On How Not To Be Bothered When Bad Things Happen: The Stoics
"We vote to believe the lies and serial liars. Any advice out there will be greatly appreciated." ----------It appears that…
On Does this World Make Any Sense? The Ancient Stoics
Hmm, the Fourth Philosophy reminds me of reading Reza Aslan's "Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth." The…
On Jewish Sects at the Time of Jesus: The Essenes and the Fourth Philosophy
I've always interrupted Ecclesiastes as "be happy with less": don't bother trying to accomplish everything, it's just chasing the wind;…
On How to be Content with Life Even When It’s Rotten: The Stoic View
Thank you for all of these posts. I sometimes wonder if their are very many philosophically minded people in America.…
On How Not To Be Bothered When Bad Things Happen: The Stoics
Thanks for your response and for sharing your knowledge with everyone. It states in "Jesus and the Talmud" by Peter…
On Another Reason for Thinking Jesus Called Himself the Messiah
The pertinent discussion here is about Greek grammar, not about comparative Mediterranean religion. *Of course* post-Pauline Christian theologians made the…
On Jesus as God in the New Testament
My granddaughter received the Jesus Bible for her 14th Birthday. I was told that she had recently become interested in…
On Intriguing Questions and Attempted Answers!
Dr Ehrman, I wanted to know if you are familiar with the great Indian philosopher, poet and mystic, Sri Aurobindo?…
On Hurricanes, Suffering, And My Loss of Faith
Has anybody made the case that Daniel was not written at Qumran, or conversely was written at Qumran? I asked…
On Judaism 200 Years Before Jesus: The Maccabean Revolt