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But a closer link is drawn between the two stories when Anytus hears that



>>But a closer link is drawn between the two stories when Anytus hears that
Socrates, on his deathbed, has said: "Death is only the separation of the
soul from the body. . . . Men who fear death love the body, and probably
power and money, as well."


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While Socrates may have said something like the above; he's totally wrong on
the sentiment.  The love of money and power are manifestations of a fear of
death, the source of the idea of a duality of the "soul" and the body. The
pyramids and Pharaoh's say it all....

Ian




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