176. Death is like pre-birth: there is nothing to be feared

from Stoic Meditations · host Massimo Pigliucci

Seneca agrees with Epicurus: death is a state of non-existence, therefore we do not feel anything, and there is nothing to be afraid of. Moreover, it is no different from the aeons before we were born, and we don't regret those, do we?

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