Post by Josh Harris on Jan 11, 2016 0:17:02 GMT
Since the ancient days, there have been a lot of clashes between the supporters of the religion and science. This is due to various reasons, such as the different and opposite nature as well as the characteristics of the science and the religion. There are many philosophers since the antiquity that encouraged the study of science or study of various happenings around them and formulate the theories after checking out all the evidence. However, some of the philosophers such as Socrates were accused that they were encouraging the youth to repudiate the religion of the time and was sentenced to death.
As per (Plato, Grube and Cooper), the Athenian Community brought two charges against Socrates. The first charge was that he did not believe in Gods that were recognized by the State and the other charge was that his teaching was corrupting the Athenian youths. He neither denied nor confessed about the first charge, however, he showed by example that he believed in the religious customs of his country. He established a dialogue with Mellitus, the accuser to answer the second charge. However, in spite of his defense, he was condemned to death by drinking the poisonous hemlock (Plato, Grubem and Cooper).
Since the classical antiquity, the relationship between science and religion has been a topic of discussion or clashes between the scientists, theologians, and the philosophers. Some of the people consider this relationship as the conflict due to opposing nature of the science and the religion. This is because the science acknowledges the importance of reason, empiricism, and the evidence. In contrast, the religion considers the importance of sacredness, faith, and the revelation while also acknowledging the importance of metaphysical and philosophical explanations regarding the study of the universe. There are many examples of these conflicts such as Galileo affair (Stenmark).
Socrates was sentenced to die by drinking poisoned hemlock as he was accused that he did not recognize the Gods or recognize the religion of the State and he was corrupting Athenian youths with his philosophy. Since the antiquity, the conflict between the religion and science has continued to the middle ages. One of the examples of this conflict is the Galileo affair. Today, also the debate between the science and religion continues in the modern society.
As per (Plato, Grube and Cooper), the Athenian Community brought two charges against Socrates. The first charge was that he did not believe in Gods that were recognized by the State and the other charge was that his teaching was corrupting the Athenian youths. He neither denied nor confessed about the first charge, however, he showed by example that he believed in the religious customs of his country. He established a dialogue with Mellitus, the accuser to answer the second charge. However, in spite of his defense, he was condemned to death by drinking the poisonous hemlock (Plato, Grubem and Cooper).
Since the classical antiquity, the relationship between science and religion has been a topic of discussion or clashes between the scientists, theologians, and the philosophers. Some of the people consider this relationship as the conflict due to opposing nature of the science and the religion. This is because the science acknowledges the importance of reason, empiricism, and the evidence. In contrast, the religion considers the importance of sacredness, faith, and the revelation while also acknowledging the importance of metaphysical and philosophical explanations regarding the study of the universe. There are many examples of these conflicts such as Galileo affair (Stenmark).
Socrates was sentenced to die by drinking poisoned hemlock as he was accused that he did not recognize the Gods or recognize the religion of the State and he was corrupting Athenian youths with his philosophy. Since the antiquity, the conflict between the religion and science has continued to the middle ages. One of the examples of this conflict is the Galileo affair. Today, also the debate between the science and religion continues in the modern society.