Classic mural illustrates The Lucretius Problem.

THE LUCRETIUS PROBLEM

The Lucretius Problem is believing the worst thing that has happened is the worst thing that can happen. In the present age, a ridiculous assumption. This conundrum belongs to Titus Lucretius Carus, a Roman philosopher born a century before Christ and known for the iconic poem ‘On the Nature of Things’ – De rerum natura. He […]