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EPISODE · May 8, 2019 · 2 MIN

361. No sensation of evil can reach one who is dead

from Stoic Meditations · host Massimo Pigliucci

Seneca agrees with Epicurus: there is no sense in fearing what happens after death, since we won't be there to experience it. Therefore, we should not allow religious and political authorities to manipulate us through that fear.

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