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Skepticism and Belief
Socrates stood accused of doubt because he had asked questions about the gods. He waged his own defence, and if convicted by the jury hundreds of athenians, he faced death. Socrates argued that the prosecutor made a common error - he'd mistaken belief for knowledge. The trial has as its precedent one that took place more than two thousand years ago in athens.
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