Post by nadinerichards on Jul 2, 2015 0:46:11 GMT
Week 1 Questions
1. Why was Socrates sentenced to death?
Socrates was sentenced to death by forced suicide with hemlock. He was accused by Melitus of corrupting youth, and not believing in and god. Socrates insists that the true reason he has been accused is that he exposed those who were ignorant and believed they were wise, but didn't truly understand what they were saying and teaching. Socrates believed that this angered people such as Melitus, causing them to falsely accuse him out of what could be jealousy. When Socrates had the option to escape his sentence, he refused because he believed that "it is not right, therefore, to return an injury, or to do evil to any man, however one may have suffered from him".(p. 67) Socrates knew it would be hypocritical to his beliefs if he broke the law and escaped, so he accepted his sentence.
2. Why is there a conflict (for some) between science and religion?
For many religious people, science conflicts with their beliefs. One concern for believers is saying we are just made of matter, but matter is not just matter. The problem is that most don’t understand, what matter is, and that it isn’t simple at all. In Matter vs. Spirit, it is that that the underlying problem with believers accepting that we are just matter is really a linguistic problem that is causing confusion. Matter is complex rather than flat and simple. "Matter isn’t just one thing. It is rather a scaffolding project of many layers, each of which reveals a different aspect of what matter can do under differing circumstances". (p. 5) The small parts of matter can together can make something as simple as a rock, or as complex as a human being. Science shouldn’t worry spiritualists, if they are open to being corrected, or if they truly believe they are practicing the highest beliefs. Many reject materialism, because humans want to believe there’s more, and that they are more important, without realizing the mysteriousness of matter, and that matter itself is just as complicated as spiritualism.
1. Why was Socrates sentenced to death?
Socrates was sentenced to death by forced suicide with hemlock. He was accused by Melitus of corrupting youth, and not believing in and god. Socrates insists that the true reason he has been accused is that he exposed those who were ignorant and believed they were wise, but didn't truly understand what they were saying and teaching. Socrates believed that this angered people such as Melitus, causing them to falsely accuse him out of what could be jealousy. When Socrates had the option to escape his sentence, he refused because he believed that "it is not right, therefore, to return an injury, or to do evil to any man, however one may have suffered from him".(p. 67) Socrates knew it would be hypocritical to his beliefs if he broke the law and escaped, so he accepted his sentence.
2. Why is there a conflict (for some) between science and religion?
For many religious people, science conflicts with their beliefs. One concern for believers is saying we are just made of matter, but matter is not just matter. The problem is that most don’t understand, what matter is, and that it isn’t simple at all. In Matter vs. Spirit, it is that that the underlying problem with believers accepting that we are just matter is really a linguistic problem that is causing confusion. Matter is complex rather than flat and simple. "Matter isn’t just one thing. It is rather a scaffolding project of many layers, each of which reveals a different aspect of what matter can do under differing circumstances". (p. 5) The small parts of matter can together can make something as simple as a rock, or as complex as a human being. Science shouldn’t worry spiritualists, if they are open to being corrected, or if they truly believe they are practicing the highest beliefs. Many reject materialism, because humans want to believe there’s more, and that they are more important, without realizing the mysteriousness of matter, and that matter itself is just as complicated as spiritualism.