A third speaker argues for the Christian view: pleasure is nice, but it is better to seek heavenly pleasures instead of worldly ones. The Christian is allowed to keep the last word and win the case, but it is hard not to notice the sympathetic treatment the Epicurean receives along the way, especially at one moment when the character of Lorenzo (that is, the author) is shown whispering to him, “My soul inclines silently in your direction.”
