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Fear and Religion in Lucretius
Title: Fear and Religion in Lucretius
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 477 | Pages: 2.0 (approximately 235 words/page)
Fear and Religion in Lucretius
Religion is one of Lucretius’ favorite topics to argue against in his poem “On the Nature of Things.” What religion does to man and the fear of the life after death that is instilled on the living is unjust per Lucretius. For while the nature of the gods must necessarily of itself enjoy immortality, the life of men lay foully groveling, crushed beneath the wait of a Religion. Throughout the texts I find Lucretius to …showed first 75 words of 477 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 477 total…transient and existent only within this lifetime just doesn’t cut it for me. If the soul is to dissipate, then where did you get your soul from when you were born? I believe there is an after life and that our souls continue to a higher plain. Religion is not an evil, but an example of proper living and morals to help guide us on a path towards the end goal, a good life.
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