In today's class, we debated on whether or not Socrates was guilty or not guilty. Personally, I don't believe that the charges he got were accurate. They were:
- Corruption of Athen's youth
- Impiety
The only thing Socrates did was simply give the youth other options than what they had been taught over and over again throughout the years. He didn't force them to believe anything; instead, he opened their minds. Socrates was also wrongly charged with Impiety. He never directly said that he didn't believe in the Gods. He thought about the alternatives, and brought them to other's attention. The jury had assumed that he was going against the state's beliefs, when really all he did was question it. We all question our faith sometimes, so should we all be prosecuted as well? I do not, and never will wish death upon anyone, especially not for crimes that they didn't commit.
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