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To: James Seagrove who wrote (974590)	10/22/2016 9:57:25 PM
From: combjelly	Respond to of 1571405

I didn't say it was criticism. You made that part up. I was commenting on how now you claim he was fictional. He wasn't, BTW. Now it very well may be that what we think we know of him may be fictional since Plato is the sole source of much of it. But that doesn't mean Socrates himself was fictional. Unless there was some sort of mass psychosis in Athens during those years because he is referenced by more than Plato as a contemporary. But the same can be said about most any historical figure that wasn't widely cited by others. Even then, it can be sort of iffy. Especially in ancient times, a lot depended on whether the person in question was being recorded by an opponent or not. Things are better now, but if there isn't objective evidence, it still can be very biased. Like I said, I imagine Socrates would be highly amused about this. Any idea why?