Post by vanngo on Jul 6, 2015 7:03:27 GMT
1. Why was Socrates sentenced to death?
Socrates was a philosopher who was sentenced to death for corrupting the youth of Athenians. One of the youths Socrates influence, Meletus believed that Socrates was a neologian (p.5). Socrates was indeed a neologian because he was introducing a new interpretation of a sacred belief. Meletus prosecuted Socrates for sharing and questioning the political powers, Greek gods, and truth. People at the time all had a united belief in the Greek gods and goddess. It was the citizens of Athens way of explaining the inner working of the world. Socrates came along and began to disprove their belief system, so people felt threatened by him. His views of impiety were considered to be extremely radical during that period. Socrates was convicted of tainting the youths and challenging the views of the people of Athens. Socrates strongly believe that his new perspective was accurate. Socrates was sentenced to death, but instead of waiting and giving the authorities the power to kill him, he committed suicide by drinking poison.
2. Why is there a conflict between science and religion?
The conflict between science and religion is due to the various perspectives humans have about the two. In “Matter vs. Spirits?” stated “spiritual paths must be open to varying interpretations and must be open to falsification” (p. 14). Religions have moral, belief, and code of conduct system, which can lead to numerous understanding of the meaning of the “rules” of the systems. Human use religion to try and clarify scientific problems and vice verse with science. The contradictory aseptic of religion and science its goals and aim to explain the answers to questions humans have. Science is geared more toward experiments and methods. Religion is more apprehensive with the spiritual. Scientists are continuous searching and experimenting to discover and explain the truths of the universe. Therefore, both religion and science are answers to humans’ questions about the world. Religion and science are similar to perpendicular lines they cross at a point of similarity, but they are still different lines.
Socrates was a philosopher who was sentenced to death for corrupting the youth of Athenians. One of the youths Socrates influence, Meletus believed that Socrates was a neologian (p.5). Socrates was indeed a neologian because he was introducing a new interpretation of a sacred belief. Meletus prosecuted Socrates for sharing and questioning the political powers, Greek gods, and truth. People at the time all had a united belief in the Greek gods and goddess. It was the citizens of Athens way of explaining the inner working of the world. Socrates came along and began to disprove their belief system, so people felt threatened by him. His views of impiety were considered to be extremely radical during that period. Socrates was convicted of tainting the youths and challenging the views of the people of Athens. Socrates strongly believe that his new perspective was accurate. Socrates was sentenced to death, but instead of waiting and giving the authorities the power to kill him, he committed suicide by drinking poison.
2. Why is there a conflict between science and religion?
The conflict between science and religion is due to the various perspectives humans have about the two. In “Matter vs. Spirits?” stated “spiritual paths must be open to varying interpretations and must be open to falsification” (p. 14). Religions have moral, belief, and code of conduct system, which can lead to numerous understanding of the meaning of the “rules” of the systems. Human use religion to try and clarify scientific problems and vice verse with science. The contradictory aseptic of religion and science its goals and aim to explain the answers to questions humans have. Science is geared more toward experiments and methods. Religion is more apprehensive with the spiritual. Scientists are continuous searching and experimenting to discover and explain the truths of the universe. Therefore, both religion and science are answers to humans’ questions about the world. Religion and science are similar to perpendicular lines they cross at a point of similarity, but they are still different lines.