Lucretius, the first century BC Roman philosopher, said humanity’s fear of death drives irrational beliefs & actions that harm society. And as COVID-19 sweeps across the globe, his key predictions are coming true... 
1. Some imagine an eternal afterlife, or an immortal soul that is more important than the body and the material world...
2. When people are afraid of dying they might think that withdrawing from others will help keep danger, disease and death away. Witness divorces up 60%...
3. Lucretius predicted that some people will take advantage of social crises like plagues and wars to try and gain political power...
