On Tuesday, group 4 ran through the questions of the doubt quiz and came to a conclusion that the test is extremely faith-based, of course, and that we are all connected, then the conscious being that created the universe could take human form.
Our questions for the last postings were:
Prayer can be effective; however, if you have a positive attitude about everything you are "praying" about, it still normally happens anyways. Is it prayer and response or mind-power?
If the thinking part or animating force of a human being continues to exist after the body has died, where does it go? Heaven or Hell? Or does it float in a black abyss with other minds? Or does it wonder aimlessly throughout the earth or universe and does/can it interact?
Questions for the quiz:
What was your score on the quiz? Do you consider your results to be correct?
Why was this quiz included in the book at the beginning?
Why was this quiz included in the book at the beginning?
I'm guessing we need to go ahead and post questions about the philosophers. If not, whoopsy!
Plato believed "the more we learn...the more we will ascend towards self-knowledge and universal truth" and that was "the ultimate religious life." He also contemplated of a god who created who created the whole universe, including culture and tradition known and practiced by his community. Do you think Plato could be agnostic? Why? Why not?
Socrates was murdered by a farmer who was angry that Socrates had convinced him that a theory was true over Zeus and the other Greek gods. Socrates had convinced the farmer of what theory/principle?
January-22-2012
ReplyDeleteAccording to the quiz, I am a believer. I look at that as a person who believes in possibility verses a person who believes there is one answer to everything. I think my results are correct. If I was to write the questions myself, I would reword them to fit my lifestyle. My metaphors are a little different than the ones in this quiz. I think the quiz was included in the beginning of the book because the author wants the reader to have an open mind to philosophy and the key factor is belief.
Yes I think Plato could be agnostic. He wanted truth, not just social happiness”. He talks about how legal conventions have an influence on the youth and evolves into another generation of more knowledge and education of reality. He explains that the gods that the past generations spoke of are not reality to the generations that have been handed more knowledge. The Convection Theory was demonstrated by the farmer. In his profession it had a lot to do with planting and agriculture. He did not understand other professions such as biology. He was very limited to farming. The burning was a representation of his lack of knowledge.
ReplyDeleteElizabeth Barnard
ReplyDeleteDiscussion Question: In Socrates’s: “Parable of the Cave”, he discussed; “humanity as trapped in a cave watching shadows of animal puppets onto a wall”. Do think he was discussing society in a moment of constant regression?
Fact Question: Was Plato’s idealized poleis about religion of social and political importance? ANSWER: yes.