The Stoics and the Cosmic Cycle

When fire transforms into water or earth, it takes up much less space. This means that when the cosmos is in a state of con ation, it will take up vastly more room than it does when it has partially condensed into its current form. To make this possible, the stoics posit that our cosmos is surrounded by an infinite emptiness of void. When the stoics combine their cosmic cycle with their respect for divine providence, they come to an unnerving conclusion. God designs the whole world with maximal wisdom then when the world has been consumed in fire and born, we can expect god to make the same choices again. Every cosmic cycle. In other words, will be exactly the same