Socrates was being punished for the words he spoke to people and the wisdom he knew was brought into questioning. Also, Socrates was accused of, "attempt[ing] to educate human beings and mak[ing] money from it." (PA, p. 66, ln.19e) Socrates went on to tell the judges how he got labeled as "wise", from the people, even though they were "harsh" and "grave". ... Later, Socrates spoke of Meletus" attack against him. ... Also, it is evident that Socrates shows no remorse for his actions because of the language he uses when addressing the judges. ...

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In Plato's dialogue the Euthyphro, Socrates argues against all the definition of piety Euthyphro gave him. ... Socrates asks this definition Euthyphro gave him. ... Socrates urges Euthyphro to continue the search for the meaning of piety. ... I think neither Socrates can give the definition of Piety that he was looking for. ... Socrates believes in a standard of morality that is something more than human opinion. ...

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After hearing Agathon's views of love, Socrates relates his theory of love through a speech that was given to him by Diotima. ... Socrates begins his speech by refuting what Agathon said, that love was a great god, and was a love of beautiful things. ... Since Socrates agreed that love does not possess good and beautiful things, he has claimed love to not be a god. ... Diotima builds an inference upon what Socrates has already said, by saying that Love was the beloved, not the lover. ... The question is brought up by Socrates as to what use is love to mankind. ...

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William Paley continued the argument of Socrates, Plato, and Aquinas. ... Great minds like Socrates, Plato, Paley, Aristotle, Augustine, Anselm, Descartes have made arguments for the existence of God. ...

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Furthermore during the same period, a great philosopher named Socrates was teaching that we should question more the things that we do to better understand them. Although a patriot and a man of deep religious conviction, Socrates was nonetheless regarded with suspicion by many of his contemporaries, who disliked his attitude toward the Athenian state and the established religion. He was charged in 399 B.C. with "neglecting the gods of the state and introducing new divinities, a reference to the daemonion, or mystical inner voice", to which Socrates often referred (Vlastos...

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In the ancient world of the Greeks and Romans, there was a growing unsettlement with traditional religion. People were becoming less accepting, taking less for granted, and wanting more; more knowledge and more answers. A new age of questioning was surfacing. Searching for alternative answers and...

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People have always searched for a belief system that explains the world. Many people end up discovering that there is a God. However, people come to very different conclusions about God. Some may find that God is very involved in the world. They may see God as very caring or very upset with what is going on. ...

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