Post by Kevin B on Jan 8, 2015 19:02:51 GMT
1. Why was Socrates put to trial?
Due to his curiosity, Socrates challenged the beliefs of his elders and wise peers. His witty remarks, conversation, and ideas on controversial issues caught the attention of the local youth. Among gathering young followers who shared the same convictions, he also gathered a following unamused of his mockery of reputable wisemen; this ultimately led him to his death (Death Penalty/ Active Euthanasia) by the consumption of poison. He was tried on two charges: influencing the youth, believing in other gods while contradicting the gods of his city. As stated in the introduction of The Death of Socrates, Socrates said, “philosophy itself is nothing else than a preparation for and meditation on death. Death and philosophy have this in common: death separates the soul from the body; philosophy draws off the mind from bodily things to the contemplation of truth and virtue.” Did Socrates fear his death or was his death his last preaching of philosophy?
2. Science Vs. Religion, and why is it controversial?
Innately, our curiosity of what life truly is to us has been heavily questioned either spiritually or scientifically. For me, as a young Mexican/American born and raised in Southern California, religion was splashed onto my forehead at an early age. You could only imagine the countless Sunday mornings I spent singing and praising, but even as a young boy, I asked myself, "what are we really worshipping?". Furthermore, last semester (Fall 2014) I took a Physical Anthropology class. For those who don't know, the basic concept of Anthropology is the study of mankind or: where we came from, how we were found, how we survived, how we evolved, and we lived. Through this course we learned of the many significant discoveries and the people credited for them. For example, the first Neanderthal remains discovered my Johan Karl Fuhlrott or Donald Johanson's discovery of Lucy; the first known species with bipedal locomotion. Regardless of the discovery and who was credited, the same questions were asked, "why are we here, how long have we been here, and why are we still here?". During these early discoveries, even the slight thought of contradicting religion was frowned upon and could have someone's work banned and never to be published. From the physical evidence of matter (fossils), where on the timeline of mankind can we place religion and is it more than spiritual?
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Due to his curiosity, Socrates challenged the beliefs of his elders and wise peers. His witty remarks, conversation, and ideas on controversial issues caught the attention of the local youth. Among gathering young followers who shared the same convictions, he also gathered a following unamused of his mockery of reputable wisemen; this ultimately led him to his death (Death Penalty/ Active Euthanasia) by the consumption of poison. He was tried on two charges: influencing the youth, believing in other gods while contradicting the gods of his city. As stated in the introduction of The Death of Socrates, Socrates said, “philosophy itself is nothing else than a preparation for and meditation on death. Death and philosophy have this in common: death separates the soul from the body; philosophy draws off the mind from bodily things to the contemplation of truth and virtue.” Did Socrates fear his death or was his death his last preaching of philosophy?
2. Science Vs. Religion, and why is it controversial?
Innately, our curiosity of what life truly is to us has been heavily questioned either spiritually or scientifically. For me, as a young Mexican/American born and raised in Southern California, religion was splashed onto my forehead at an early age. You could only imagine the countless Sunday mornings I spent singing and praising, but even as a young boy, I asked myself, "what are we really worshipping?". Furthermore, last semester (Fall 2014) I took a Physical Anthropology class. For those who don't know, the basic concept of Anthropology is the study of mankind or: where we came from, how we were found, how we survived, how we evolved, and we lived. Through this course we learned of the many significant discoveries and the people credited for them. For example, the first Neanderthal remains discovered my Johan Karl Fuhlrott or Donald Johanson's discovery of Lucy; the first known species with bipedal locomotion. Regardless of the discovery and who was credited, the same questions were asked, "why are we here, how long have we been here, and why are we still here?". During these early discoveries, even the slight thought of contradicting religion was frowned upon and could have someone's work banned and never to be published. From the physical evidence of matter (fossils), where on the timeline of mankind can we place religion and is it more than spiritual?
sites.google.com/site/capkevbar/