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Would it matter if they didn't? Many would argue iconography is essential for relaying the importance of individual choice in constructive versus destructive behaviors in order to maintain order. Epicurus' biggest problem was a lack of understanding the math of love over the illogical, destructive means of a fatalist POV. When you view everything as zero sum, you become one yourself, and make excuses for evil. Love is multiplicative, and leads to abundance.