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Ideas for 'The Bhagavad Gita', 'The Epic of Gilgamesh' and 'Facts and Propositions'

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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 5. Infinite in Nature

8659	The gods alone live forever with Shamash. The days of humans are numbered. [Anon (Gilg)]
	Full Idea: The gods alone are the ones who live forever with Shamash. / As for humans, their days are numbered.
	From: Anon (Gilg) (The Epic of Gilgamesh [c.2300 BCE], 3.2.34), quoted by Michèle Friend - Introducing the Philosophy of Mathematics 1.2
	A reaction: Friend quotes this to show the antiquity of the concept of infinity. It also, of course, shows that Sumerians at that time did not believe in human immortality.

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / f. Ancient elements

7992	The visible forms of nature are earth, water, fire, air, ether; mind, reason, and the sense of 'I' [Anon (Bhag)]
	Full Idea: The visible forms of nature are eight: earth, water, fire, air, ether; the mind, reason, and the sense of 'I'.
	From: Anon (Bhag) (The Bhagavad Gita [c.500 BCE], 7.4)
	A reaction: Presumably there is an implication that there are also invisible forms. The Bhuddists launched an attack on 'I' as one of the categories. The first five appear to be Aristotle's, which must be of scholarly (and chronological) interest.