Monday, September 24, 2007

Abraham Visits Socrates

First, I would like to point out that Euthyphro isn't actually that religious. Everyone has their own version of religion, and to them it is perfect. Euthypohro epitomizes this. He seems to think that how he views his piety to the Gods is the way that everyone should do it. Euthyphro is confident in how he shows his piety as well. The pompous little man tries to teach Socrates (who he MUST know is a great mind) how to be a pious soul.

So if Abraham met Socrates, what would go down? Would Socrates even waste his time trying to make Abraham see piety in a different light? Does Socrates think anyone is a lost cause for learning? And what in heck would Socrates think about Abraham taking his son up a mountain to kill him? In the Bible, piety is described in kind of a one tract mind. I don't think that Socrates would deal well with the mind set of a man like Abraham. I wonder if Socrates could make Abraham break down like Euthyphro or if he would just give up on the lost cause. At least Euthyphro tries to reason with Socrates ideas, since they are clearly valid. But some people become very blunt during intellectual conversations. The more I think about how Socrates would react, the more I think he would just be in awe about Abraham's somewhat crazy ideas.

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