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Socrates' evidence that he is not a natural scientist is that:
{ 1 } - He doesn't teach for a fee.
{ 2 } - Natural scientists are not teachers and he is.
{ 3 } - Natural scientists are atheists and he is not.
{ 4 } - Natural scientists are not wise and he is.
{ 5 } - No one has heard him discussing natural science to any extent.
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Socrates' evidence that he is not a natural scientist is that:
{ 1 } - He doesn't teach for a fee.
{ 2 } - Natural scientists are not teachers and he is.
{ 3 } - Natural scientists are atheists and he is not.
{ 4 } - Natural scientists are not wise and he is.
{ 5 } - No one has heard him discussing natural science to any extent.
Socrates does claim that he doesn't teach for a fee (see 19d), but does not claim that the natural scientists do this. Teaching for a fee was characteristic of the Sophists.
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Socrates' evidence that he is not a natural scientist is that:
{ 1 } - He doesn't teach for a fee.
{ 2 } - Natural scientists are not teachers and he is.
{ 3 } - Natural scientists are atheists and he is not.
{ 4 } - Natural scientists are not wise and he is.
{ 5 } - No one has heard him discussing natural science to any extent.
Socrates does not claim that natural scientists are not teachers, but does claim that he is not. See 19d.
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Socrates' evidence that he is not a natural scientist is that:
{ 1 } - He doesn't teach for a fee.
{ 2 } - Natural scientists are not teachers and he is.
{ 3 } - Natural scientists are atheists and he is not.
{ 4 } - Natural scientists are not wise and he is.
{ 5 } - No one has heard him discussing natural science to any extent.
This is not Socrates' defense against the accusation, although many believed natural scientists to be atheists (see 18c), and Socrates claimed he was not.
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Socrates' evidence that he is not a natural scientist is that:
{ 1 } - He doesn't teach for a fee.
{ 2 } - Natural scientists are not teachers and he is.
{ 3 } - Natural scientists are atheists and he is not.
{ 4 } - Natural scientists are not wise and he is.
{ 5 } - No one has heard him discussing natural science to any extent.
On the contrary, Socrates' claim is that he is not wise. See 20e and 23a-b.
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Socrates' evidence that he is not a natural scientist is that:
{ 1 } - He doesn't teach for a fee.
{ 2 } - Natural scientists are not teachers and he is.
{ 3 } - Natural scientists are atheists and he is not.
{ 4 } - Natural scientists are not wise and he is.
{ 5 } - No one has heard him discussing natural science to any extent.
See 19d.
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