9 ideas
7823 | Lucretius was rediscovered in 1417 [Grayling] |
5845 | Niceratus learnt the whole of Homer by heart, as a guide to goodness [Xenophon] |
7809 | In an honour code shame is the supreme punishment, and revenge is a duty [Grayling] |
7824 | If suicide is lawful, but assisting suicide is unlawful, powerless people are denied their rights [Grayling] |
16713 | Philosophers are the forefathers of heretics [Tertullian] |
7819 | Religion gives answers, comforts, creates social order, and panders to superstition [Grayling] |
6610 | I believe because it is absurd [Tertullian] |
7817 | To make an afterlife appealing, this life has to be denigrated [Grayling] |
7818 | In Greek mythology only heroes can go to heaven [Grayling] |