Post by Jenny Ramos on Sept 7, 2015 7:26:51 GMT
1. Why was Socrates sentenced to death?
Socrates was sentenced to death for two reasons. First, he was accused of inventing new gods and denying the existence of old ones worshiped by his country. Second, he was accused of teaching the youths of Athenian of the new gods and corrupting their mind with his beliefs in the new gods.
When Socrates went to trial, it only took them 1 day to find him guilty of the charges that were placed upon him. Socrates attempted to defend himself, but regardless of what he said in his defense, the judges found him guilty. If only 3 judges had voted to not charge him, his life could have been spared, for Socrates was an old man at 70 years old. Socrates thought differently, and just because he questioned the unknown, it didn’t make him a criminal. Melitus, the accuser, accused Socrates of not believing in any gods and of teaching this to his followers. Socrates stated that he did believe in the gods of the country and in other gods, and that he did not teach his friends to not believe in god, he simply shared his way of thinking with them. Socrates questioned the information provided to him. Because of this, Socrates attracted many and he taught those who wanted to be taught. He questioned the unknown, and he questioned it to the end. He questioned whether his soul would die, or if his soul would travel outside his body, or if body and soul would both transfer into another realm. But he was a kind and knowledgeable man who many looked up to.
2. Why is there a conflict (for some) between science and religion?
Science and religion can at times either work together, or against each other. In The Great Mystery, Matter vs. Spirit, I reed about how religion and science can contradict each other. For example, a person whose been taught through religion that he/she’s soul lives on forever, contradicts the quantum mechanics theory that we are just tiny particles that exist. As Richard Feynman stated, “Things are made of littler things that jiggle.” But, a soul would be difficult to understand or see as a tiny particle put together. Although atoms can be stated to have many units and particles combined into one, it may be difficult to understand how a soul can be just “something that jiggles.” Although someone with a religious belief can challenge this because there has been no physical evidence to support this theory. There has been no math problem that has ever come to a perfect solution. As Richard Feynman stated, “It is safe to say that nobody understands quantum mechanics.” No one truly understands how it works. For science and religion to work together, one would have to be open to the idea that spirit and matter are both really unknown, as well as ghost and the after life. No one can truly explain what happens to our soul after we die. As Blaise Pascal wrote, “those with little faith will have little doubt and those with great faith will have great doubt.” So long as this phrase continues to remain true, science and religion will continue to have conflict.
Socrates was sentenced to death for two reasons. First, he was accused of inventing new gods and denying the existence of old ones worshiped by his country. Second, he was accused of teaching the youths of Athenian of the new gods and corrupting their mind with his beliefs in the new gods.
When Socrates went to trial, it only took them 1 day to find him guilty of the charges that were placed upon him. Socrates attempted to defend himself, but regardless of what he said in his defense, the judges found him guilty. If only 3 judges had voted to not charge him, his life could have been spared, for Socrates was an old man at 70 years old. Socrates thought differently, and just because he questioned the unknown, it didn’t make him a criminal. Melitus, the accuser, accused Socrates of not believing in any gods and of teaching this to his followers. Socrates stated that he did believe in the gods of the country and in other gods, and that he did not teach his friends to not believe in god, he simply shared his way of thinking with them. Socrates questioned the information provided to him. Because of this, Socrates attracted many and he taught those who wanted to be taught. He questioned the unknown, and he questioned it to the end. He questioned whether his soul would die, or if his soul would travel outside his body, or if body and soul would both transfer into another realm. But he was a kind and knowledgeable man who many looked up to.
2. Why is there a conflict (for some) between science and religion?
Science and religion can at times either work together, or against each other. In The Great Mystery, Matter vs. Spirit, I reed about how religion and science can contradict each other. For example, a person whose been taught through religion that he/she’s soul lives on forever, contradicts the quantum mechanics theory that we are just tiny particles that exist. As Richard Feynman stated, “Things are made of littler things that jiggle.” But, a soul would be difficult to understand or see as a tiny particle put together. Although atoms can be stated to have many units and particles combined into one, it may be difficult to understand how a soul can be just “something that jiggles.” Although someone with a religious belief can challenge this because there has been no physical evidence to support this theory. There has been no math problem that has ever come to a perfect solution. As Richard Feynman stated, “It is safe to say that nobody understands quantum mechanics.” No one truly understands how it works. For science and religion to work together, one would have to be open to the idea that spirit and matter are both really unknown, as well as ghost and the after life. No one can truly explain what happens to our soul after we die. As Blaise Pascal wrote, “those with little faith will have little doubt and those with great faith will have great doubt.” So long as this phrase continues to remain true, science and religion will continue to have conflict.