Post by antoniogonzales15 on Oct 3, 2015 17:16:27 GMT
Week 1-2 Essay Questions
1. Socrates had very strong beliefs and opinions about religion and politics, which ultimately led to his demise. After a series of instances that didn't sit well with the public, Socrates was accused to corrupting the youth in the community as well as impiety, which is basically atheism. In "How Socrates Died," we see Euthyphro's conversation with Socrates where he basically accuses him of not having reverence for the gods like everyone else does. To that Socrates is shocked that Euthyprho would make such a claim and that he believes he is being mistaken by a man he calls his friend. They then argue about the meaning of piety and Socrates offers scenarios in order to convince Euthyphro, which ultimately do not work. Ultimately, it was Socrates' unique way of thinking that led people to believe that he was a threat to society which ultimately led to his conviction.
2. Science and religion are subjects that have always clashed in one way or another. One of the obvious reasons why there is a conflict between science and religion is because their explanation of where matter and human life came from and how it was created. There are many scientific theories, such as the M-theory, that conclude that the universe is a product of many forces in the atmosphere and essentially was created out of nothing. From a religious perspective, theologists do not totally that science plays a big role in the universe, but the fundamental difference is that religious theory says that there was deliberate divine intervention in the creation of the universe and it is not a product of random forces that created something out of nothing. Because of these two different theories, there is a major disconnect between the two sides that will always be there since neither theory can be 100% proven.
1. Socrates had very strong beliefs and opinions about religion and politics, which ultimately led to his demise. After a series of instances that didn't sit well with the public, Socrates was accused to corrupting the youth in the community as well as impiety, which is basically atheism. In "How Socrates Died," we see Euthyphro's conversation with Socrates where he basically accuses him of not having reverence for the gods like everyone else does. To that Socrates is shocked that Euthyprho would make such a claim and that he believes he is being mistaken by a man he calls his friend. They then argue about the meaning of piety and Socrates offers scenarios in order to convince Euthyphro, which ultimately do not work. Ultimately, it was Socrates' unique way of thinking that led people to believe that he was a threat to society which ultimately led to his conviction.
2. Science and religion are subjects that have always clashed in one way or another. One of the obvious reasons why there is a conflict between science and religion is because their explanation of where matter and human life came from and how it was created. There are many scientific theories, such as the M-theory, that conclude that the universe is a product of many forces in the atmosphere and essentially was created out of nothing. From a religious perspective, theologists do not totally that science plays a big role in the universe, but the fundamental difference is that religious theory says that there was deliberate divine intervention in the creation of the universe and it is not a product of random forces that created something out of nothing. Because of these two different theories, there is a major disconnect between the two sides that will always be there since neither theory can be 100% proven.