Should Socrates have drank the Hemlock?
Should Socrates have drank the hemlock, to an average everyday person the answer would obviously be no, but to Socrates a man who thrived on his ability to question everything the answer was yes. To say the man was crazy wouldn't be much of a reach but at that point you would have to look at his teachings and see that this man showed nothing but consistency and belief that everything he stated was true. His trial was unfair and corrupt to say the least, but he drank the hemlock because the alter...
Should Socrates had taken the Hemlock?
Socrates had to of drank the posion hemlock to take his life instead of escaping and living. If he had of escaped all of his preaching and all of his points about living and dying and of life would have no worth. Socrates never minded death, he states "how can you fear something you don't know?" If death is unknown to us how can someone fear what they have no idea is what to come of them. If you never died before it makes no sense to fear it. He also could of left Athens but he didn't, he chose...
should Socrates drink the Hemlock ?
David Hume stated that "were the disposal of human life so much reserved as the peculiar province of the Almighty that it was an encroachment on his right for men to dispose of their own lives, it would be equally criminal to act for the preservation of life as for its destruction." Here he was proving that if we prevent death from happening why we can"t also let death happen. Also David Hume stated "all events in one sense, may be pronounced the action of the almighty; they all proceed from tho...
absolute truth exist
Absolute truth exist. Only rule is no trolls....
God does not exist.
Structure
Round 1 - Acceptance
Round 2/3/4/5 - Arguments and Rebuttals
Definitions
God - A maximally great being who created the universe.
Gasking's Objection to the Ontological Argument is Valid
Glasking's Objection
P1: The crea...
The tree in front of me is not there
First Round is for acceptance 2 Round: Opening Argument 3 Round: Rebuttal 4 Round: Closing Argument...
Socrates ingesting the hemlock
Socrates should have ingested the hemlock. Why should an innocent man make himself look guilty? Socrates was too smart to let that happen; therefore, after pleading his side of the story, he gracefully accepted the verdict that was given to him: death by hemlock. He had always followed the laws in the past. Why start breaking them now and prove the court correct in finding him guilty of corrupting the youth, thus breaking the law....
Should Socrates have drank the hemlock?
Socrates was an ancient philosopher who was sentenced to death for corrupting the youth of Athens and for going against the gods. Socrates essentially committed his own suicide by being forced to drink the hemlock, a very poisonous plant. Socrates should not have done this for several reasons. One, committing your own suicide is just taking the easy way out of a hard situation. Also, throughout Socrates' entire defense, he refers to himself as a good and honest man. If Socrates was indeed this g...
God do Exist
Greetings in Peace, This debate is intended to tackle if God really exist or not. To avoid generalization and confusion, let's limit the topic to the Christian God. I argue that this God, name Jesus, do exist, and His divinity and being God is for real. My opponent should oppose this. Rules would be: 1) No trolls and semantics 2) Strictly abide to round rules 3) When you debate, not only in here, in ANY DEBATE with ANY PLAYER, please, make sure you will play, not take a debate and w...