Post by Amina Dawood on Jul 13, 2015 1:50:24 GMT
1. Why was Socrates sentenced to death?
Socrates was sentenced to death based on two charges brought against him. One was that he did not believe in the gods that the state officially recognized and he was going against those gods and second was that he was corrupting the youth by publicly sharing his new teachings (How Socrates Died 2-6). In the Socratic Dialogue, Socrates tells Euthyphro that he is being charged to be a “poet or maker of gods, and that (he) invents new gods and denies the existence of old ones” (How Socrates Died 6). Socrates chose to defend himself in court, without having any knowledge about how to successfully argue his case. During his time in court or “Apology”, he even said, “I now for the first time come before a court of justice…I am therefore utterly a stranger to the language here.” (The Apology of Socrates 29) He based his defense on the truth and what he really believed, but that was not good enough.
2. Why is there a conflict (for some) between science and religion?
There is a conflict between science and religion for some people because religious people look for greater meaning in their existence and the existence of things around them without major scientific proof to back it up and believers in science look for facts rather than blind faith when examining themselves and everything around them. It is like the first example we read in Matter vs. Spirit?, where believers were happy to think that they were made of light because that would validate their view of themselves, but were disheartened when told otherwise. This creates a rift between science and religion because one is based on belief in something that cannot be seen or measured or identified and the other is based on reliance on facts which can be studied and discovered. What happens is that religious people use science when it is favorable to support their views, but don’t apply that scientific research to every part of their religion. Science does not incorporate religion in any way whatsoever, so religious people mostly don’t agree with it. Gurus, priests or imams may use science to support their claims and then link scientific findings back to God, but “science (cannot be) employed as a form of advertising to reach interested seekers who may have been turned off by more exclusive forms of religious dogmatism.” (Matter vs. Spirit? 15)
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Nadine Richards Guest
Question #2Why is there a conflict between science and religion?
For many religious people, science conflicts with their beliefs. One concern for believers is saying we are just made of matter, but matter is not just matter. The problem is that most don’t understand, what matter is, and that it isn’t simple at all. In Matter vs. Spirit, it is that that the underlying problem with believers accepting that we are just matter is really a linguistic problem that is causing confusion. Matter is complex rather than flat and simple. Matter isn’t just one thing, it’s many small thing that together can make something as simple as a rock, or as complex as a human being. Science shouldn’t worry by lowrate"> spiritualists, if they are open to being corrected, or if they truly believe they are practicing the highest beliefs. Many reject materialism, because humans want to believe there’s more, and that they are more important, without realizing the mysteriousness of matter, and that matter itself is just as complicated as spiritualism.
My Response
I agree with your response to question #2. To expand on one point in your answer, when you say that "humans want to believe there's more" and this was evident in the first example we read in Matter vs. Spirit?. People were happy to think that they are made of light because that made them feel better about themselves, but when told otherwise, they felt a little discouraged. We as humans are always looking for ways to validate our existence and are looking for a greater meaning in our lives. Sometimes there just isn't anything special, other than just matter! Not to sound pessimistic, but not everything or everyone is going to be important or be placed on this earth for a greater reason.
Socrates was sentenced to death based on two charges brought against him. One was that he did not believe in the gods that the state officially recognized and he was going against those gods and second was that he was corrupting the youth by publicly sharing his new teachings (How Socrates Died 2-6). In the Socratic Dialogue, Socrates tells Euthyphro that he is being charged to be a “poet or maker of gods, and that (he) invents new gods and denies the existence of old ones” (How Socrates Died 6). Socrates chose to defend himself in court, without having any knowledge about how to successfully argue his case. During his time in court or “Apology”, he even said, “I now for the first time come before a court of justice…I am therefore utterly a stranger to the language here.” (The Apology of Socrates 29) He based his defense on the truth and what he really believed, but that was not good enough.
2. Why is there a conflict (for some) between science and religion?
There is a conflict between science and religion for some people because religious people look for greater meaning in their existence and the existence of things around them without major scientific proof to back it up and believers in science look for facts rather than blind faith when examining themselves and everything around them. It is like the first example we read in Matter vs. Spirit?, where believers were happy to think that they were made of light because that would validate their view of themselves, but were disheartened when told otherwise. This creates a rift between science and religion because one is based on belief in something that cannot be seen or measured or identified and the other is based on reliance on facts which can be studied and discovered. What happens is that religious people use science when it is favorable to support their views, but don’t apply that scientific research to every part of their religion. Science does not incorporate religion in any way whatsoever, so religious people mostly don’t agree with it. Gurus, priests or imams may use science to support their claims and then link scientific findings back to God, but “science (cannot be) employed as a form of advertising to reach interested seekers who may have been turned off by more exclusive forms of religious dogmatism.” (Matter vs. Spirit? 15)
EXTRA CREDIT: respond in detail (50 words or more) to another student's essay answers and post them on the forum as well as on your website.
Nadine Richards Guest
Question #2Why is there a conflict between science and religion?
For many religious people, science conflicts with their beliefs. One concern for believers is saying we are just made of matter, but matter is not just matter. The problem is that most don’t understand, what matter is, and that it isn’t simple at all. In Matter vs. Spirit, it is that that the underlying problem with believers accepting that we are just matter is really a linguistic problem that is causing confusion. Matter is complex rather than flat and simple. Matter isn’t just one thing, it’s many small thing that together can make something as simple as a rock, or as complex as a human being. Science shouldn’t worry by lowrate"> spiritualists, if they are open to being corrected, or if they truly believe they are practicing the highest beliefs. Many reject materialism, because humans want to believe there’s more, and that they are more important, without realizing the mysteriousness of matter, and that matter itself is just as complicated as spiritualism.
My Response
I agree with your response to question #2. To expand on one point in your answer, when you say that "humans want to believe there's more" and this was evident in the first example we read in Matter vs. Spirit?. People were happy to think that they are made of light because that made them feel better about themselves, but when told otherwise, they felt a little discouraged. We as humans are always looking for ways to validate our existence and are looking for a greater meaning in our lives. Sometimes there just isn't anything special, other than just matter! Not to sound pessimistic, but not everything or everyone is going to be important or be placed on this earth for a greater reason.