Epicureanism.

     Some Principal Doctrines of Epicurus baffles me to no end. Senseless. Baseless. Mindless. This could be attributed by my shallow and superficial understanding and interpretation. But seriously?! I catch no ball. A classic example. 13. There would be no advantage in providing security against our fellow-men, so long as we were alarmed by occurrences over our heads or beneath the earth or ...

...I've ever had. I think my interest in Buddhism is waning too, since I can't believe in reincarnation, and most of the teachings I value in it are also found in the west, in Stoicism, Epicureanism and Christianity. Buddhism does a superb job of systematizing it's ethics in the Eightfold Path which is probably what attracts me the most. If I ever get rid of my Buddhist books I'll probably just keep...