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 1 Intro|   Socrates argues that he must believe in the gods because he believes
 2 Intro|       downright atheist cannot believe in the sons of gods or in
 3 Text |     that such enquirers do not believe in the existence of the
 4 Text |        extent I am inclined to believe that I am wise; whereas
 5 Text |   teach me something. Will you believe me? I am almost ashamed
 6 Text |        youth; and who does not believe in the gods of the state,
 7 Text |        and therefore that I do believe in gods, and am not an entire
 8 Text |      Do you mean that I do not believe in the godhead of the sun
 9 Text |     really think that I do not believe in any god?~I swear by Zeus
10 Text |       I swear by Zeus that you believe absolutely in none at all.~
11 Text |       none at all.~Nobody will believe you, Meletus, and I am pretty
12 Text |    pretty sure that you do not believe yourself. I cannot help
13 Text |         Did ever man, Meletus, believe in the existence of human
14 Text | interruption. Did ever any man believe in horsemanship, and not
15 Text |       next question: Can a man believe in spiritual and divine
16 Text |    indictment that I teach and believe in divine or spiritual agencies (
17 Text |      for that); at any rate, I believe in spiritual agencies,—so
18 Text |        affidavit; and yet if I believe in divine beings, how can
19 Text |        say first that I do not believe in gods, and then again
20 Text |       and then again that I do believe in gods; that is, if I believe
21 Text | believe in gods; that is, if I believe in demigods. For if the
22 Text |     what human being will ever believe that there are no gods if
23 Text |      you that the same men can believe in divine and superhuman
24 Text | superhuman things, and yet not believe that there are gods and
25 Text |     And in this respect only I believe myself to differ from men
26 Text |      the command of God; and I believe that no greater good has
27 Text |     inclined to cry out; but I believe that to hear me will be
28 Text |      should be teaching you to believe that there are no gods,
29 Text |        far otherwise. For I do believe that there are gods, and
30 Text |       which any of my accusers believe in them. And to you and
31 Text |     decided in one day, then I believe that I should have convinced
32 Text |        my tongue, you will not believe that I am serious; and if
33 Text |       are still less likely to believe me. Yet I say what is true,