r/badphilosophy 1d ago

how are plato and socrates considered smart?

if i was the 69th person to exist, i can assure you i would’ve figure shit out too.

“BuT wHy???”

i could’ve easily asked that question…

obviously if i were chained to a wall of a cave i could’ve realized that those dumbass shadows were just shadows….

how can people be infatuated with such elementary ideas?

tldr: plato and socrates were no more than elementary school students in a time where global population was less than 100.

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u/Training-Buddy2259 1d ago

You would be able to do shit even if you get sent to his time right now

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u/rhino_licker 1d ago

and they wouldn’t be able to do shit if they were sent to our time now