loopsataspool
loopsataspool t1_j9gk79d wrote
Reply to TIL - That avocado seeds are so large because they depended on extinct megafauna to eat and disperse them. by byronhadleigh
Also it takes is name from the Nahuatl (Aztecan) āhuakatl meaning ‘testicle’.
loopsataspool t1_j9ephcs wrote
Reply to comment by DamoSapien22 in Often mischaracterized as a rather debaucherous, hedonistic philosophy, Epicureanism actually focuses on the removal of pain and anxiety from our lives, and champions a calm ‘philosophy as therapy’ approach in pursuit of life’s highest pleasure: mental tranquility. by philosophybreak
The swervature of spacetime.
loopsataspool t1_j9einwc wrote
Reply to Often mischaracterized as a rather debaucherous, hedonistic philosophy, Epicureanism actually focuses on the removal of pain and anxiety from our lives, and champions a calm ‘philosophy as therapy’ approach in pursuit of life’s highest pleasure: mental tranquility. by philosophybreak
Epicurus also taught that the universe is infinite and eternal and that all matter is made up of tiny, invisible particles called atoms.
All occurrences in the natural world are ultimately the result of atoms moving and interacting in empty space.
“Epicurus deviated from Democritus by proposing the idea of atomic ‘swerve’, which holds that atoms may deviate from their expected course, thus permitting humans to possess free will in an otherwise deterministic universe.”
I like the cut of his jib.
loopsataspool t1_j27rb49 wrote
Reply to comment by BrokenEye3 in TIL of the neenish tart - a type of pastry popular only in New Zealand, Australia and ... the Falkland Islands. by ScissorNightRam
It’s only neen-ish
loopsataspool t1_je1x7s7 wrote
Reply to Aurora Australis, New Zealand {OC} (1500x1000) by william_patino
Gorgeous. I love how the green reads darker in the reflection in the water.
Were you very far South?