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The Pursuit of Simplicity Pt. 4 In this series we've focused on the simple things — basic needs, living within our means, and the mindset behind it. As we dig deeper, the diversity of thought among these philosophical gentlemen becomes important, and for me, the Bible becomes even more essential. I'm a big reader of Thoreau, and we've discussed him alongside Epicurus and Lucretius. They share similar thoughts on simplicity. But as I've said in the other parts, I can't take

The Arguments and Counterpoints of Epicurean ism As we continue this discourse on the pursuit of simplicity and the different schools of thought behind it, I decided to break down one of the arguments of Epicurean philosophies. We talked about in the first part of the series about how what we desire, along with how we think affects our way of operating. And while that is important to remember, it also begs us to talk about one of his arguments to solidify our points. There a

As we originally dove into this discussion with three distinct schools of thought and three different individuals, we discussed the importance of being able to discern between different philosophies. But as I wrote that first piece, pondered the meat of the discussion, and continued diving into the PhiloStudy app, something dawned on me: Epicurus and H. D. Thoreau weren't the only ones. As I mentioned before, and will again, God has to be the control point of any discussion o

In fact, the pursuit of perfection can become it's own dark and lonely pursuit of luxury, achievement and approval.