We All Need A Socrates

Socrates approaches Euthyphro with these questions, seemingly hoping to learn from this supposed expert. However, once the questioning begins, Euthyphro's answers are disassembled, not by any attack or direct contradiction from Socrates, rather simply from more questions. Questions, where in giving his own answer, contradicts a prior answer, leaving Euthyphro to again, justify something he had thought already justified. In my opinion, we all need a Socrates. I'd use the phrase devil's advocate but that typically implies that the person you're in discussion with is already in agreement with you and in the end, whether you've adequately argued your case or not, will agree with you. That's probably an adequate role, but the idea of having someone to question you in such a strategic way as to cause you to contradict yourself unless you're answers and reasoning's are rock solid. This experience in any one's life, but especially a Christian's is vital in strengthening one's faith. What good is it to have beliefs if you don't know the reasons why you have them? The point of an experience like this may not always be to be proven wrong so you go and completely change your beliefs, rather, to make certain you know the reasons why you believe what you believe. Socrates shows his wisdom is that he doesn't have to argue anything in order for Euthyphro's case to be dismantled, instead, with a series of well thought out questions can make Euthyphro poke holes in his own answers. What better way to win an argument than to make the one you're arguing with prove themselves wrong?

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