Socrates talks of the human soul and its adventures after its initial beholder. He makes claims that the human soul lives on forever, therefore he states that the human soul is immortal. He says that life is just preparation for what happens to you, whether bad or good (heaven or hell), after you die. If you are a decent person you will have a good after life and that should

Simmias, one of the philosophers in the group, was asked by Socrates to state his opinion. He relates the human soul, and body, to a musical instrument. He states that the soul is like the sound of an instrument, you cannot see it, but it makes an enormous difference in the instrument itself. He says if you destroy the instrument itself, then it will no longer be able to make music of any tune. Along with the human body; if you destroy the human body than how will the soul be able to continue. Socrates likes this claim very much and is impressed with Simmias. Socrates also asks Cebes his point of view. He believes that the human soul is existent prior to birth. He believes that the soul can go on after death, but he doesn’t believe that it is in fact, immortal. Cebes makes a comparison to a tailor and his coat. He says that the beholder of the coat will outlast the coat by a long time. Therefore one goes through many coats in a lifeti

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