Post by schiang14 on Jul 13, 2015 22:55:51 GMT
Week 1 Essays
1) Why was Socrates sentenced to death?
Socrates was sentenced to death due to two main reasons. First of all, his beliefs about God were very different than what was accepted and recognized by the state. Another crucial reason was that the state thought his teachings had a negative influence on the youth. The Greek society has always been known to believe in Gods like Zeus. At that time, it was foreign to people and the state when people believed otherwise. His philosophies were perhaps too forward-thinking for the era that he lived in. The Athens government was considered to be a democracy but enemies of Socrates influenced the government to see that Socrates was a threat to the entire ruling system. As the book presents, Socrates defended against his accuser Melitus. Socrates challenged the validity of the nature of the claim. Although he went to trial and defended himself against charges, he still drank to the poison he was given because he stood up for his own philosophies, beliefs and was eager to spread his knowledge.
2) Why is there a conflict (for some) between science and religion?
Since the beginning of mankind, science and religion has always been in conflict with one another. According to The Great Mystery, “Scientists are troubled that general relativity and quantum theory do not mesh.” This simply illustrates that scientists are always in search of answers to their assumptions and experiments while religion oftentimes rely heavily on intangible feelings, theories, and beliefs. Conflict will always exist for some because their perspective of thoughts origin from different places. An example would be the different views on human body and souls. According the video Mysterium Tremendum, “some people may feel a sense of entrapment” when they are told by rational thinkers that bodies are merely made up of matter. At a spiritual level, religions mostly believe that humans have souls and thoughts that are beyond matter. Science and religion are impossible to be on the same page at times.
1) Why was Socrates sentenced to death?
Socrates was sentenced to death due to two main reasons. First of all, his beliefs about God were very different than what was accepted and recognized by the state. Another crucial reason was that the state thought his teachings had a negative influence on the youth. The Greek society has always been known to believe in Gods like Zeus. At that time, it was foreign to people and the state when people believed otherwise. His philosophies were perhaps too forward-thinking for the era that he lived in. The Athens government was considered to be a democracy but enemies of Socrates influenced the government to see that Socrates was a threat to the entire ruling system. As the book presents, Socrates defended against his accuser Melitus. Socrates challenged the validity of the nature of the claim. Although he went to trial and defended himself against charges, he still drank to the poison he was given because he stood up for his own philosophies, beliefs and was eager to spread his knowledge.
2) Why is there a conflict (for some) between science and religion?
Since the beginning of mankind, science and religion has always been in conflict with one another. According to The Great Mystery, “Scientists are troubled that general relativity and quantum theory do not mesh.” This simply illustrates that scientists are always in search of answers to their assumptions and experiments while religion oftentimes rely heavily on intangible feelings, theories, and beliefs. Conflict will always exist for some because their perspective of thoughts origin from different places. An example would be the different views on human body and souls. According the video Mysterium Tremendum, “some people may feel a sense of entrapment” when they are told by rational thinkers that bodies are merely made up of matter. At a spiritual level, religions mostly believe that humans have souls and thoughts that are beyond matter. Science and religion are impossible to be on the same page at times.