I would therefore rather not rely on the argument from superior strength to prove the continued existence of the soul after death. For granting even more than you affirm to be possible, and acknowledging not only that the soul existed before birth, but also that the souls of some exist, and will continue to exist after death, and will be born and die again and again, and that there is a natural strength in the soul which will hold out and be born many times-nevertheless, we may be still inclined to think that she will weary in the labours of successive births, and may at last succumb in one of her deaths and utterly perish;
Izan ere, esaten duenari zuk diozuna baino oraindik gehiago onartuko balitzaio ere, gure arimak gu jaio aurreko denboran ere existitzen zirela onartuz, eta ezerk ez duela eragozten, gu hil ondoren ere, batzuen arimak oraindik existitzea, eta gero ere bai, eta askotan jaio eta hiltzea berriro-izan ere, arima jaiotza asko jasateraino da sendo izatez-; baina horiek guztiak onartuta ere, jada ezingo litzaioke onartu arimak ez duela jaiotza ugarietan sufritzen eta ez dela azkenean heriotzetako batean guztiz hiltzen.