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Stoics differentiate the external from the internal and recognise their inability to control the former, but would they able to apply this principle while going through the painful experience itself? The neurons would be receiving an enormous amount of stimuli. What would they be able to do differently, than a regular person? Assuming they would prepare themselves for this experience in advance, but experiencing it is different from the thought of experiencing it. I think Cioran or Nietzsche don't remember who said this as a criticism for a stoic's outlook of death. So, what options does a Stoic have?

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