Day 8: An Open Mind

Today in class we went over certain topics about Ancient Greece. It was all mostly review, but the topic that interested me the most was Socrates. Now, Socrates was a philosopher, who taught young people how to think, and to have a mind of their own.

To me, this sounds great, but to the Athenians, it wasn't really good news. Instead of complimenting Socrates for his efforts, they perceived what he was doing as "corrupting the minds of young people". They were hostile to Socrates because his ideas where different from most Athenians, and in society, different can be seen as bad. 

So, they sentenced Socrates to a painful death with poison. I really don't get it. How can you do that to a man who was trying to help society? His intentions were good. If the Athenians appreciated different ideas, maybe Socrates could have gone a little further with his purpose.

Atleast Socrates taught some people how to think, with an open mind...