He believed that his calling was to pursue philosophy and that he could serve his country by teaching, and persuading the Athenians to learn self-examination and nurturing of their souls. Socrates had a belief that the everyday world is an illusion compared to the world of knowledge. He thought that people were too distracted by money and materialistic things to appreciate truth and reality...
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He thought that people were too distracted by money and materialistic things to appreciate truth and reality. Socrates said, "The capacity for knowledge is innate in each man's mind." This simply meant to him that when one is caught up in superficiality, then the truth does not shine through. He thought that the people that were consumed in the shallow world would only see reality as mere shadows compared to the truth...
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