human
Have you no belief in a future existence after death? Is not some idea expressed in the act of exhuming the bones after the flesh is decayed?
gpt
Existence after death! How can that be? Can a dead man get out of his grave unless we dig him out?
human
Do you think a man is like a beast that dies and is ended?
gpt
Certainly. An ox is stronger than a man, but he dies, and his bones last longer; they are bigger. A man's bones break quickly; he is weak.
human
Is not a man superior in sense to an ox? Has he not a mind to direct his actions?
gpt
Some men are not so clever as an ox. Men must sow corn to obtain food, but the ox and wild animals can procure it without sowing.
human
Do you not know that there is a spirit within you more than flesh? Do you not dream and wander in thought to distant places in your sleep? Nevertheless, your body rests in one spot. How do you account for this?
gpt
Well, how do you account for it?
human
If you have no belief in a future state, why should a man be good? Why should he not be bad, if he can prosper by wickedness?
gpt
Most people are bad; if they are strong, they take from the weak. The good people are all weak; they are good because they are not strong enough to be bad.