A question inspired by Bono and U2--"Sunday Bloody Sunday".
2006-08-29 10:22:37 · 19 answers · asked by Mark 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Mankind is afraid of being told to change. The men you mentioned are some of MANY who have suffered to change the way society thinks about itself and the world around it. If you think about it, we still torture people for having different views and different ways to express these views. We may not kill them on public TV, but we come close via political and social shame. Until society is truly accepting of everyone for who they are and not what they are, we will continue to torture people for their views.
2006-08-29 10:29:13 · answer #1 · answered by nmtgirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
None of them had to suffer. They chose to for one reason or another.
All Socrates had to do was leave town, but he decided that if his own town didn't like him, then nobody in the world would (a rather poor argument, really).
Galileo was warned numerous times not to promote his particular ideas, and ultimately they were banned. Arguably, if he had only written his works and then found other outlets for them, they might have been impossible to ban and the ideas would have circulated better without an overt target for the inquisition to act upon.
Jesus Christ, on the other hand, seemed to give every appearance on knowing exactly what was going to happen to him. He seemed to feel that although the results weren't pleasant, they were for the greater good.
There are some who suggest that many instances of apparent betrayal are in fact just more elaborate plans that are better than the alternative. The gospel of Judas suggests that Jesus ASKED Judas to sell him out to the Romans. And some religious folks suggest that kicking Adam out of the garden was the plan from the beginning.
There are many other good examples of people who continued their work despite persecution. I like the story of the Marquis de Sade, myself, which is a lot deeper than most people suppose.
2006-08-29 11:23:11 · answer #2 · answered by Doctor Why 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Someone who never existed can't tell the truth! Well, I guess they can. The cat in the hat told the truth and he was just an imaginary character, so in the same sense I suppose Jesus did have some truth to tell. But people have always needed proof to believe and most people never go out and try to find the truth for themselves so they remain ignorant.
2006-08-29 10:40:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
People in general can't handle the truth. Look at most of the answers in Q&A.
2006-08-29 10:28:48 · answer #4 · answered by krkretz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because 9 out of 10 kids prefer santa claus. because the longer you can keep a kid stupid, the better off the other kids are. the longer you can keep a kid stupid, the less bs the parents have to put up with. they hope maybe theyll die and go to heaven first before the kids ever stop believing in santa
2006-08-29 15:45:25 · answer #5 · answered by isis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know if you have ever heard the phrase'The truth hurts'.
Its true most people can ignore a lie but the truth worries them.
2006-08-29 10:28:49 · answer #6 · answered by m0rrell 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Throughout history and including now anyone acting in a way not approved of by the church or public authorities is 'spun' against or even executed.
RoyS
2006-08-29 10:46:43 · answer #7 · answered by Roy S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
truth is the hardest thing to take & pride is the hardest thing to swallow. whenever the truth comes out, someone's ego/pride is always put on the line. people are resistant to change and the truth, more often than not, always comes at the end.
2006-08-29 10:33:00 · answer #8 · answered by babytalk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Schopenhauer says there are 3 stages to social acceptance of truth:
1] it is ignored
2] it is attacked
3] it is accepted
2006-08-29 11:09:45 · answer #9 · answered by wehwalt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because people can't handle the Truth!
2006-08-29 18:56:36 · answer #10 · answered by Saffren 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋