Post by Ernesto Esparza on Jan 11, 2016 6:50:27 GMT
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Week one Questions and Answers
1. Why was Socrates sentenced to death? The direct answer as to why Socrates was sentenced to death is 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,1) But there must be a bigger reason as to why he was sentenced to death. It seems that in "The Socratic Dialogue" section of "The Death of Plato" that a man by the name of Meletus may be conspiring against him by spreading lies about Plato implied by him saying "Athenians, I suspect, do not much trouble themselves about him until he begins to impart his wisdom to others, and then for some reason or other, perhaps, as you say, from jealousy, they are angry." It could be Meletus could be purposefully misinterpreting the wisdom of Plato in order to bring him to bad light with the Athenian hierarchy. Through the conversation that follows between Euthyphro and Socrates one can learn that he does not think of the gods as beings to worship because there is no purpose in doing as such. He acknowledges them as beings but does not attend to their requirements of worship.(The Death of Socrates, 24) Through his conversation with Euthyphro he proves the claims that Meletus has set against him as reason for his trials.
2. Why is there a conflict (for some) between science and religion?
Because of the nature of religion, which is not necessarily a the same base of nature as science, many people seem to confuse science and religion as existing in the same place. Similar to explanation of atoms and electrons in "The Great Mystery", we can observe either the speed or the location of an electron but not both because they both operate on different "planes" where speed can be attributed to velocity and the location can be attributed to space. In a similar manner science can be observed in this world where religion can be observed in a state of consciousness. The two worlds of the science of nature and the nature of religion (the usage of the word nature varies between context) can coexist together, but people tend to associate that these two exist as the same plane because the general consciousness (The state of being awake) is mostly experienced within earth, therefore what cannot be proved or tied into the current state (religion being scientifically proven) must not be real or is incorrect and should be disregarded completely. There is where the conflict of science and religion exists, with people generalizing the two existences into the same consciousness which one cannot simply do. The same explanation goes with A is A. The world of science would be to exist within A where the world of religion would exist with B though using letters or anything with a structure relating to order would be inaccurate because one cannot discern what level of consciousness supersedes the other.
I may have had trouble interpreting the Death of Socrates but if anyone can clarify, please do.
Week one Questions and Answers
1. Why was Socrates sentenced to death? The direct answer as to why Socrates was sentenced to death is 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,1) But there must be a bigger reason as to why he was sentenced to death. It seems that in "The Socratic Dialogue" section of "The Death of Plato" that a man by the name of Meletus may be conspiring against him by spreading lies about Plato implied by him saying "Athenians, I suspect, do not much trouble themselves about him until he begins to impart his wisdom to others, and then for some reason or other, perhaps, as you say, from jealousy, they are angry." It could be Meletus could be purposefully misinterpreting the wisdom of Plato in order to bring him to bad light with the Athenian hierarchy. Through the conversation that follows between Euthyphro and Socrates one can learn that he does not think of the gods as beings to worship because there is no purpose in doing as such. He acknowledges them as beings but does not attend to their requirements of worship.(The Death of Socrates, 24) Through his conversation with Euthyphro he proves the claims that Meletus has set against him as reason for his trials.
2. Why is there a conflict (for some) between science and religion?
Because of the nature of religion, which is not necessarily a the same base of nature as science, many people seem to confuse science and religion as existing in the same place. Similar to explanation of atoms and electrons in "The Great Mystery", we can observe either the speed or the location of an electron but not both because they both operate on different "planes" where speed can be attributed to velocity and the location can be attributed to space. In a similar manner science can be observed in this world where religion can be observed in a state of consciousness. The two worlds of the science of nature and the nature of religion (the usage of the word nature varies between context) can coexist together, but people tend to associate that these two exist as the same plane because the general consciousness (The state of being awake) is mostly experienced within earth, therefore what cannot be proved or tied into the current state (religion being scientifically proven) must not be real or is incorrect and should be disregarded completely. There is where the conflict of science and religion exists, with people generalizing the two existences into the same consciousness which one cannot simply do. The same explanation goes with A is A. The world of science would be to exist within A where the world of religion would exist with B though using letters or anything with a structure relating to order would be inaccurate because one cannot discern what level of consciousness supersedes the other.
I may have had trouble interpreting the Death of Socrates but if anyone can clarify, please do.