Post by melody on Mar 7, 2016 4:54:46 GMT
1. Why was Socrates sentenced to death?
Socrates was sentenced to death because two charges were brought against him by Meletus. The first charge accused him of not believing in the gods recognized by the State. When Euthyphro asked Socrates what the charge was, Socrates said "He brings a wonderful accusation against me, which at first hearing excites surprise:he says that I am a poet or maker of gods, and that I invent new gods and deny the existence of old ones; this is the ground of his indictment" (How Socrates Died, Page 6).
The second charge accused him for corrupting the Athenian youth by his teachings. During Socrates' trial for his life, he defended himself by arguing that "At that time I alone of the Prytanes opposed your doing anything contrary to the laws, and I voted against you; and when the orators were ready to denounce me, and to carry me before a magistrate, and you urged and cheered them on, I thought I ought rather to meet the danger with law and justice on my side, than through fear of imprisonment or death, to take part with you in your unjust designs. And this happened while the city was governed by a democracy" (How Socrates Died, Page 46).
2. Why is there a conflict (for some) between science and religion?
As technology advanced, many substances were examined by being broken down to cells, molecules, atoms, nucleus, electrons, and even smaller bits including photons and so on. Almost every object can be looked at as made of something even smaller. People believe in science because they are presented with strong evidences. However, in the spiritual discipline, physicality cannot be easily found in many concepts. For example, consciousness cannot yet be presented by some physical cells or atoms. Therefore, creates a conflict between science and religion. People tend to not believe in what they do not know as explained by Plato's allegory of cave. "No, we are literally like the prisoners in Plato's allegory of the cave, limited by our very existence in what can and cannot know (The Great Mystery, Page 9).
References
MSAC Philosophy Group. How Socrates Died. Walnut, 2014.
MSAC Philosophy Group. The Great Mystery. Walnut, 2014.
Socrates was sentenced to death because two charges were brought against him by Meletus. The first charge accused him of not believing in the gods recognized by the State. When Euthyphro asked Socrates what the charge was, Socrates said "He brings a wonderful accusation against me, which at first hearing excites surprise:he says that I am a poet or maker of gods, and that I invent new gods and deny the existence of old ones; this is the ground of his indictment" (How Socrates Died, Page 6).
The second charge accused him for corrupting the Athenian youth by his teachings. During Socrates' trial for his life, he defended himself by arguing that "At that time I alone of the Prytanes opposed your doing anything contrary to the laws, and I voted against you; and when the orators were ready to denounce me, and to carry me before a magistrate, and you urged and cheered them on, I thought I ought rather to meet the danger with law and justice on my side, than through fear of imprisonment or death, to take part with you in your unjust designs. And this happened while the city was governed by a democracy" (How Socrates Died, Page 46).
2. Why is there a conflict (for some) between science and religion?
As technology advanced, many substances were examined by being broken down to cells, molecules, atoms, nucleus, electrons, and even smaller bits including photons and so on. Almost every object can be looked at as made of something even smaller. People believe in science because they are presented with strong evidences. However, in the spiritual discipline, physicality cannot be easily found in many concepts. For example, consciousness cannot yet be presented by some physical cells or atoms. Therefore, creates a conflict between science and religion. People tend to not believe in what they do not know as explained by Plato's allegory of cave. "No, we are literally like the prisoners in Plato's allegory of the cave, limited by our very existence in what can and cannot know (The Great Mystery, Page 9).
References
MSAC Philosophy Group. How Socrates Died. Walnut, 2014.
MSAC Philosophy Group. The Great Mystery. Walnut, 2014.