Post by Javier Rodriguez on Jan 14, 2015 22:03:43 GMT
1. Why was Socrates sentenced to death?
Socrates was charged with corrupting the youth of the town with his teachings and also that he did not believe in the gods. He defends himself on trial in the book “How Socrates Died” by saying he does believe in god and argues that if he has talked to people about demons and himself believes in demons how can he not believe in a god. Socrates also believed he received a bad reputation after hearing from an oracle that he was the wisest man when he did not believe himself to be wise at all so he went in search of other “wise men” and found them to be even less wise than he. Socrates only seemed to want to question things and make people think deeper about their actions and ideas instead of going along with the norm and I believe this led to people being scared and threatened by his unusual thinking and didn't want their children around him. Socrates also said he believed he did nothing wrong, or at least not intentionally, and said he would continue to talk to people questioning them and making them think deeper if he is set free. He was sentenced to death.
2. Why is there a conflict (for some) between science and religion?
I believe there is a conflict between science and religion of course because religion is based mostly on faith and the belief in something deeper and greater that is responsible for everything while science is constantly searching for more tangible answers to all of life’s questions. After watching the “Mysterium Tremendum” video it made me think that science may be looked at as diminishing the divine quality of some aspects of life if we have a better understanding of how things work or are able to recreate things, but it should still not take away from the beauty of it.
Socrates was charged with corrupting the youth of the town with his teachings and also that he did not believe in the gods. He defends himself on trial in the book “How Socrates Died” by saying he does believe in god and argues that if he has talked to people about demons and himself believes in demons how can he not believe in a god. Socrates also believed he received a bad reputation after hearing from an oracle that he was the wisest man when he did not believe himself to be wise at all so he went in search of other “wise men” and found them to be even less wise than he. Socrates only seemed to want to question things and make people think deeper about their actions and ideas instead of going along with the norm and I believe this led to people being scared and threatened by his unusual thinking and didn't want their children around him. Socrates also said he believed he did nothing wrong, or at least not intentionally, and said he would continue to talk to people questioning them and making them think deeper if he is set free. He was sentenced to death.
2. Why is there a conflict (for some) between science and religion?
I believe there is a conflict between science and religion of course because religion is based mostly on faith and the belief in something deeper and greater that is responsible for everything while science is constantly searching for more tangible answers to all of life’s questions. After watching the “Mysterium Tremendum” video it made me think that science may be looked at as diminishing the divine quality of some aspects of life if we have a better understanding of how things work or are able to recreate things, but it should still not take away from the beauty of it.