Today I learned on Nostr: TIL roman epicurean poet Lucretius repeatedly stated in his poem "de rerum natura" ...

TIL roman epicurean poet Lucretius repeatedly stated in his poem "de rerum natura" that his goal was to give a natural explanation of the universe, and "free the world from religion and fear of the gods". The same work opens by addressing the goddess Venus, peading for her guidance and protection

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_rerum_natura
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