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CHAP. 11.--OF THE OPINION OF THE PLATONISTS, THAT THE SOULS
OF MEN BECOME DEMONS WHEN DISEMBODIED.
He(4) says, indeed, that the souls of men are demons, and
that men become Lares if they are good, Lemures or Larvae if
they are bad, and Manes if it is
uncertain whether they de serve well or ill. Who does not
see at a glance that this is a mere whirlpool sucking men to
moral destruction? For, however wicked
men have been, if they suppose they shall become Larvae or
divine Manes, they will become t
OF MEN BECOME DEMONS WHEN DISEMBODIED.
He(4) says, indeed, that the souls of men are demons, and
that men become Lares if they are good, Lemures or Larvae if
they are bad, and Manes if it is
uncertain whether they de serve well or ill. Who does not
see at a glance that this is a mere whirlpool sucking men to
moral destruction? For, however wicked
men have been, if they suppose they shall become Larvae or
divine Manes, they will become t