see also; (Bible Thumper)
God wants us to give charity because God wants us to .. or .. God has no reason at all. It's completely arbitrary..
Does man communicate with the gods? Where is the source of their inspiration?
Ariston tried to force his attentions on Perictione, but failed in his purpose; then the ancient Greek god Apollo appeared to him in a vision, and, as a result of it, Ariston left Perictione unmolested.[12] Another legend related that, while he was sleeping as an infant, bees had settled on the lips of Plato; an augury of the sweetness of style in which he would discourse philosophy.[13]
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Increasingly in the most recent Plato scholarship, writers are skeptical of the notion that the order of Plato's writings can be established with any precision,[50] though Plato's works are still often characterized as falling at least roughly into three groups.[51] The following represents one relatively common such division.[52] It should, however, be kept in mind that many of the positions in the ordering are still highly disputed, and also that the very notion that Plato's dialogues can or should be "ordered" is by no means universally accepted.
Among those who classify the dialogues into periods of composition, Socrates figures in all of the "early dialogues" and they are considered the most faithful representations of the historical Socrates.[citation needed] They include The Apology of Socrates, Charmides, Crito, Euthyphro, Ion, Laches, Less Hippias, Lysis, Menexenus, and Protagoras (often considered one of the last of the "early dialogues"). Three dialogues are often considered "transitional" or "pre-middle": Euthydemus, Gorgias, and Meno.
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Socrates (Greek: Σωκράτης, Ancient Greek pronunciation: [sɔːˈkratɛːs], Sōkrátēs; c. 469 BC--399 BC
A divine fatalist, Socrates mocks men who spent exorbitant fees on tutors and trainers for their sons, and repeatedly ventures the idea that good character is a gift from the gods.
Date of Writing: Holy Bible: The Book of Jeremiah was written between 630 and 580 B.C.
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