What religion was Socrates?

Question

At his trial he said and made people accuse him of being a lot of things, what religion was he?

kwxilver; His charges were: Inventing new Gods, Corrupt the minds of the youth and accepting pay for tuition when he was not an officiol teacher.

He tricked a judge into accusing him of being Atheist at his trial as a defence to the 1st charge.

He also said he was tasked with asking questions by the Gods.

Answer 1

The ancient Greeks were mostly monotheists by the time of Socrates, but they were divided into two groups: "orthodox" paganism, which was based on the writings of the poets, and "heterodox" paganism, which was based on the writings of the philosophers and the teachings of the Mystery schools. Socrates was a member of the latter.

Answer 2

If I recall, Socrates was accused of NOT believing in the gods. He was also accused of "corruptiing the minds" of youth. Gotta love that one. In Plato's dialogs, Socrates seems to be a witty curmudgeon who loved to challenge authority (one reason I love the man!).
Remember that Socrates arrives in the Greek/Hellenic world at least 400 years after the "birth" of Greek intellectual culture. Others, like Thales, had already used rational thinking to explore the world around them (instead of relying on supernatural explanations). Socrates emerges within that milieu, and introduces ethics (moral principles) to the notion of what is good to study. A very great philosopher, he was!
My guess is that Socrates was at least an agnostic, and possibly an atheist.

Answer 3

Socrates (470-399 B.C.E.) argued that lasting happiness is not to be found in the pursuit of material things or the enjoyment of sensual pleasures. He asserted that true happiness results from a life devoted to the quest for virtue. Socrates considered virtue to be the ultimate good. To attain this goal, he rejected material luxuries and unnecessary endeavors because he felt that these would distract him. He espoused moderation and self-denial, leading a simple, frugal life.

Socrates developed a mode of teaching known as the Socratic method. While most thinkers presented an idea and provided supporting arguments, Socrates did the opposite. He listened to the theories of other philosophers and sought to expose flaws in their ideas. This approach encouraged a critical and contemptuous attitude toward others.

Among the followers of Socrates was a philosopher named Antisthenes (about 445-365 B.C.E.). He and a number of others took the basic teaching of Socrates a step further by saying that virtue was the only good. To them the pursuit of pleasure was not merely a distraction but a form of evil. Becoming extremely antisocial, they displayed great contempt for fellow humans. They became known as Cynics. The name Cynic may have been derived from a Greek word (ky·ni·kos′) that described their morose and surly behavior. It means “doglike.”

Answer 4

Loosely speaking, I believe he was a stoic...which is.more of a philosophical school than a religious designation

Greco-roman understandings of religion were not like ours at all...

Answer 5

Also there is the case of did he even exist, it has been debated that maybe he is just the greek god of philosophy.

Answer 6

no one actually knows..there are theories that say that he did believe in the greek gods, yet others say he was monotheistic.

Answer 7

pagan... follows no religion worships no god..