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ViaCrucis, my man. Nice summary!
 
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Epic tee-tuhs

Ee-pic-tay-tuus

Eh-peek-tee-tahs

Beats me.

Based on my knowledge of Koine Greek, (which I probably should have resorted to sooner) Ἐπίκτητος is pronounced eh-PEEK-tay-tos.
 
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Whyever would you think that "my kind" would not be interested in these ancient philosophers?
And where did you get the notion that our females would need permission to read anything?
Honey, no offense, but it might not be a bad idea to learn a little something about people before you go asking dumb questions like this.
A little tip about good manners...don't refer to people who are different than you as "your kind"...it could be misconstrued. Don't assume that females of any group are somehow inferior to males. Misunderstandings could result. Lose the superior attitude...don't "talk down" to people who are different than you. It could make them angry.
Just trying to help you learn to get along with others, Hun. You follow those tips, and you'll find that people will respond to you with more respect.
 
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I was going to respond but then saw you deleted the entire post. Maybe you want to keep some of that private so I will not reference it.

Should have said that our common things are not Murder (instead of kill), not steal, not covet.

Maybe you don't respect your parents, I was kind of like you before. I come from a culture that is very strict on the kids. You might got slapped around for not going to church, I got slapped around for not studying hard, got home late etc. (My parents/grand parents are atheists, but our culture treats kids like properties, although that is for our own good, got slapped on the face in front of your classmates is rather unpleasant).

But anyway, my point is since we are all humans, we will have a lot in common, more than you know. And sorry for your experience, that must be freighting.

When I first come to US, I was an atheist, and looked down on the Christians (kind of amazed so many are still so superstitious in this day and age and in the most advanced country in the world). But from your post, not only you seems to look down on Christians, you seems to full of anger as well. That is part of the reason I give up Buddhism, that Buddhism didn't help me archive the level of sereneness, Christianity did for me.
 
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Hi Leah,

I appreciate your candid response to what I shared. I understand that Christians can at times become bothersome; even I have to admit that some of my fellow Christians are at times a bit annoying when they interpret or apply the Bible in obviously obnoxious ways.

Anyway, I'm glad I've had the opportunity to converse with you about your questions, although my intentions were only to engage in a thoughtful discussion about the ideas you asked about, and I simply engaged your questions to give you answers. I did that without any ulterior motive to influence you, let alone insult you. So, I hope you'll give me the benefit of the doubt.

In sum, though, there shouldn't be any problem with Christian men or women studying philosophers if they so wish to.

Peace, Leah.
 
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