Post by Sean McLaughlin on Mar 5, 2016 23:08:08 GMT
Why was Socrates sentenced to death?
Socrates was sentenced to death by a jury of his peers for his refusal to believe in the Athenian Gods that the people of Athens placed their faith in. In addition to his refusal to believe in the Athenian Gods, Socrates was also charged with corrupting the youth of Athens by his teachings which often contradicted the people’s common belief system. As described in How Socrates Died, “[Socrates] prefers to stand upon his own integrity and innocence, uninfluenced by the fear of that imaginary evil, death” (2). Socrates was not afraid to challenge the Athenian people's common conception and ideology despite the fact that his raising questions would create hostility amongst many of his peers.
Why is there a conflict (for some) between science and religion?
Often times science can contradict religion, and thus for those who believe what they have been taught by religion for years and years, new scientific findings may lead some religious to take threat to certain information that may be contradictory to what they know as real. In reference to Plato's cave, the prisoners have become accustomed to living in the darkness of the very cave they are trapped in and they have grown to believe the myth surrounding the cave and its shadows as being “real”. When they are presented with an opportunity to escape the cave into the light they refuse to challenge what they know is real and take the next step into uncharted territory.
References:
How Socrates Died
The Great Mystery: Matter vs Spirit
The Allegory of the Cave
Socrates was sentenced to death by a jury of his peers for his refusal to believe in the Athenian Gods that the people of Athens placed their faith in. In addition to his refusal to believe in the Athenian Gods, Socrates was also charged with corrupting the youth of Athens by his teachings which often contradicted the people’s common belief system. As described in How Socrates Died, “[Socrates] prefers to stand upon his own integrity and innocence, uninfluenced by the fear of that imaginary evil, death” (2). Socrates was not afraid to challenge the Athenian people's common conception and ideology despite the fact that his raising questions would create hostility amongst many of his peers.
Why is there a conflict (for some) between science and religion?
Often times science can contradict religion, and thus for those who believe what they have been taught by religion for years and years, new scientific findings may lead some religious to take threat to certain information that may be contradictory to what they know as real. In reference to Plato's cave, the prisoners have become accustomed to living in the darkness of the very cave they are trapped in and they have grown to believe the myth surrounding the cave and its shadows as being “real”. When they are presented with an opportunity to escape the cave into the light they refuse to challenge what they know is real and take the next step into uncharted territory.
References:
How Socrates Died
The Great Mystery: Matter vs Spirit
The Allegory of the Cave