Socrates Primary Accusation Analysis

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First, the primary accusation was brought by Meletus that Socrates did not believe in the God of Athens, which means as well that he is being accused of atheism. Meletus call that Socrates “did not believe in the gods of the city and doesn’t believe in other gods”. By Meletus claiming this of Socrates, at the same time he is accusing him for not believing in any God. Therefore, here we identify a contradiction within his accusation, as we see Socrates cannot at the same moment be an atheism and believe in other new divinities. The way Socrates defended himself to this accusation is by asking Meletus. “Believe in the existence of human things, and not of human beings? Did ever any man believe in horsemanship, and not in horses, or in flute-

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