Post by apyka on May 4, 2015 3:12:35 GMT
#1 why was Socrates sentenced to death?
Two charges were brought against Socrates one that he did not believe in the gods recognized by the state, the other that he had corrupted the Athenian youth by his teachings (How Socrates Died). Socrates doesn’t listen to the charges placed against him because he believes that his teachings are the correct ideology not that of the state. He neither denies nor confesses the first accusation, but shows that in several instances he conformed to the religious customs of his country (How Socrates Died ). Socrates’ defence fails, and he is condemned by the judges to die by drinking the poisonous hemlock. Socrates does not fear death and states “in going to his death he is only passing to a better and happier life”. Socrates is offered the chance to escape with the help of a friend name Crito but Socrates refuses and argues that “it is wrong to return evil for evil and that the obligations which a citizen owes to his state are more binding that those which a child owes his parents, and, therefore, it is his duty to submit to the laws of Athens at whatever cost to himself” (How Socrates Died). I feel Socrates chose to be condemned by the judges because he wanted to prove that he believed in what he preached. Socrates chose to die for what he believed in then dying being a hypocrite.
#2 Why is there a conflict between science and religion?
Science and religion main base of conflict is how each define the term “matter” and what it derives from. The two sides agree on that everything is made up of atoms but that’s where it stops. Religion believes a greater being creates everything while science can’t conclude that there is a greater being so they can’t acknowledge it. It is hard for either side to agree upon anything because they go against each other’s beliefs. Sciences problem with accepting religious beliefs is that for any endeavor to be justifiably regarded as scientific it must be willing to be corrected, to be changed, to be wrong (The Great Mystery). Science is always changing and evolving with time discovering new ideas and data which threatens religion beliefs. The definition of matter is outdated and a redefining of the word could solve conflicts between both sides.
Two charges were brought against Socrates one that he did not believe in the gods recognized by the state, the other that he had corrupted the Athenian youth by his teachings (How Socrates Died). Socrates doesn’t listen to the charges placed against him because he believes that his teachings are the correct ideology not that of the state. He neither denies nor confesses the first accusation, but shows that in several instances he conformed to the religious customs of his country (How Socrates Died ). Socrates’ defence fails, and he is condemned by the judges to die by drinking the poisonous hemlock. Socrates does not fear death and states “in going to his death he is only passing to a better and happier life”. Socrates is offered the chance to escape with the help of a friend name Crito but Socrates refuses and argues that “it is wrong to return evil for evil and that the obligations which a citizen owes to his state are more binding that those which a child owes his parents, and, therefore, it is his duty to submit to the laws of Athens at whatever cost to himself” (How Socrates Died). I feel Socrates chose to be condemned by the judges because he wanted to prove that he believed in what he preached. Socrates chose to die for what he believed in then dying being a hypocrite.
#2 Why is there a conflict between science and religion?
Science and religion main base of conflict is how each define the term “matter” and what it derives from. The two sides agree on that everything is made up of atoms but that’s where it stops. Religion believes a greater being creates everything while science can’t conclude that there is a greater being so they can’t acknowledge it. It is hard for either side to agree upon anything because they go against each other’s beliefs. Sciences problem with accepting religious beliefs is that for any endeavor to be justifiably regarded as scientific it must be willing to be corrected, to be changed, to be wrong (The Great Mystery). Science is always changing and evolving with time discovering new ideas and data which threatens religion beliefs. The definition of matter is outdated and a redefining of the word could solve conflicts between both sides.