Originally Posted by pyraxis

I seriously disagree with filtherton but in a way he's got a point. There's a difference between philosophy and speculation, and Plato sometimes crosses it. I find it helps to always ask yourself "Can this be logically proven?" and "If this were true, how would it affect how I live my life?" Don't give Plato's writing more credit than it deserves just because it's Plato.... everything can be analyzed on its intrinsic merits alone.