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Believing that the sun is stone and the moon earth
{ 1 } - is a position that was unheard of till Socrates claimed it.
{ 2 } - is a position that Anaxagoras denies.
{ 3 } - implies lack of belief in the gods of the city.
{ 4 } - is equivalent to believing in no gods at all.
{ 5 } - is a position that Socrates denies.
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Believing that the sun is stone and the moon earth
{ 1 } - is a position that was unheard of till Socrates claimed it.
{ 2 } - is a position that Anaxagoras denies.
{ 3 } - implies lack of belief in the gods of the city.
{ 4 } - is equivalent to believing in no gods at all.
{ 5 } - is a position that Socrates denies.
It was rather a position of Socrates' predecessor Anaxagoras. See 26d.
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Believing that the sun is stone and the moon earth
{ 1 } - is a position that was unheard of till Socrates claimed it.
{ 2 } - is a position that Anaxagoras denies.
{ 3 } - implies lack of belief in the gods of the city.
{ 4 } - is equivalent to believing in no gods at all.
{ 5 } - is a position that Socrates denies.
See 26d.
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Believing that the sun is stone and the moon earth
{ 1 } - is a position that was unheard of till Socrates claimed it.
{ 2 } - is a position that Anaxagoras denies.
{ 3 } - implies lack of belief in the gods of the city.
{ 4 } - is equivalent to believing in no gods at all.
{ 5 } - is a position that Socrates denies.
Belief that the sun and the moon were gods was part of Athen's religion.
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Believing that the sun is stone and the moon earth
{ 1 } - is a position that was unheard of till Socrates claimed it.
{ 2 } - is a position that Anaxagoras denies.
{ 3 } - implies lack of belief in the gods of the city.
{ 4 } - is equivalent to believing in no gods at all.
{ 5 } - is a position that Socrates denies.
No, one could believe in other gods.
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Believing that the sun is stone and the moon earth
{ 1 } - is a position that was unheard of till Socrates claimed it.
{ 2 } - is a position that Anaxagoras denies.
{ 3 } - implies lack of belief in the gods of the city.
{ 4 } - is equivalent to believing in no gods at all.
{ 5 } - is a position that Socrates denies.
He does not.
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