Week 1 & 2: The Great Mystery and How Socrates Died

Hi Nichole,

Great points! You have outlined in detail the reason and the process that led to Socrates’s death. Socrates believed that there is soul in us. He also insisted that the soul is immortal and exists before our birth. At his time, such thoughts were questioned and were considered to be corrupting youth. It is people like him that generated those creative thinking that we now take those ideas as granted.

In addition, in the second question, you have described in details what makes a human body. You have also pointed out the different thinking of people of non-religious belief vs those of religious belief. This reminds me of Dr. Stephen Hawking, the famous physicist, who declared “there is no god” in 2014 (Matyszczyk, 2014) and explained why. He said that he is an atheist. However, there are many outstanding scientists who are also with serious religious beliefs. I think the conflict in science and religion may be related in how to analyze the material world, but it may not be related to what a person believes.

Thank you!
Yen-Chih


Reference
Matyszczyk, C. (2014, Sept. 26) Stephen Hawking makes it clear: There is no God. Retrieved on Feb, 29, 2016, www.cnet.com/news/stephen-hawking-makes-it-clear-there-is-no-god/