The epicureans believed that pleasure is good and pain bad. What would they like

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The epicureans believed that pleasure is good and pain bad. What would they likely say about a wealthy individual who spends traveling the world to find the best tasting food?

A. The pleasure of delicious food is a false pleasure, they are deceiving themselves if they think they are pursuing something good.

B. Even if they would be pleasantly content to eat at a restaurant with bland food and poor service, their eating tastier food is indicative of disordered unnecessary desires.

C. The acquisition of excellent tasting food is necessarily accompanied by stress and pain, and is therefore unwise.

D. If this person would be upset to eat at a restaurant with bland food and poor service, then it shows that their unnecessary desire for delicious food is a likely cause of needless pain.

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Answer:

C. The acquisition of excellent tasting food is necessarily accompanied by stress and pain, and is therefore unwise.

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