Post by eferrerburnette on Aug 29, 2015 7:17:33 GMT
1. Why was Socrates sentenced to death?
Socrates was sentenced to death because he was accused by a citizen of Athens, Meletus of not believing in the Gods. He was accused of corrupting the youth by teaching them his radical ideas. He was considered wicked and crazy for looking beyond what everyone else believed in and past the physical aspect of the body. The people of Athens held their Gods to a high esteem and did not like that anyone who did honor them. During his trial Socrates tried to defend his position by telling the people of Athens that he was not that which he was accused of. He claimed to have approached many people and in his discussions discovered he was wiser than them, but not because he claimed to know more than them but instead because he did not claim to know everything like they did. That is how he believes he became repulsive to those with charges against him. Even with this very humble explanation of himself, he was found guilty by the court and sentenced to death.
2. Why is there a conflict (for some) between science and religion?
The conflict between science and religion lies in how the human mind is perceived. From the scientific point of view human mind can be perceived as “glorious mass of meat” as described by Patricia Churchland or a mass of neurons as described by the Nobel Prize winner Francis Crick (Diem-Lane & Lane, 2014). People with religious beliefs do not like the human mind and thoughts to be reduced to such simple physical terms. They consider the mind and soul to be such a powerful thing that they are insulted by these descriptions. Diem-Lane and Lane (2014) go on to explain how maybe some people are offended because they do not have a full understanding of what matter really is. It is nothing short of simple. It is very complex and mysterious. In fact it is so complex and mysterious that it does not make sense to many neuroscientists and its function is undoubtedly something out of this world.