Socrates has so many opinions on everything! I think if I knew him personally, he would get on my nerves very easily.
He says that doctors should be trained to treat the healthy, who suffer from a single, curable ailment. They shouldn't be trained to treat the chronically ill. He also says that those suffering from a physical defect should be left to die naturally, and those suffering from an incurable mental illness should be put to death.
REALLY? I know this was a different time than now, but you would think that he would not say stuff like this. Like FrostedMidnight said (or if that's even the name haha) in their blog "My Precious", Socrates would like to think that everyone would look deep within themselves and decide to give up the ring, like a decent human being. So where did this come from Socrates? HUH?? If you're saying that we should let people with a mental disease or a physical defect die then you must be crazy and you're kinda contradicting yourself. Shouldn't we look within ourselves and see that letting these poor lives die because they're sick, is a bad thing? Shouldn't we let them live? And shouldn't doctors try to help them? If doctors were to only help the people with a single, curable ailment, like a cold, then I could be a doctor! MWAHAHA >:}( no i would be a terrible one. everyone would die in my care hehe).
I commented on Jeremy's.
I see what you're saying Olivia, Socrates presened views that were very contrary to the time (and even to us today) which is the reason that he was eventually found guilty and put to death by the state. However, I keep asking myself if socrates really believed in what he was advocating, or if it was all just for him to make a point, to reach a higher understanding.
ReplyDeleteI agree that Socrates was probably a very annoying person. Also, even if it was a different time, not treating chronically ill people is just morally wrong. I can definately see why the people of Athens didn't want him influencing their children..!
ReplyDeleteI completely agree. Socrates and philosophers in general, tend to contradict themselves. Truly, we are not all decent human beings! Because of the fall, we all sin, and that's just the way it is. However, we have the beauty and the mercy of Christ to save us from death.
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