Does Socrates belong in Hell? In my opinion, yes. In Dante's Inferno, there are seven different circles that a person could be categorized in Hell with. The first Circle of Hell, which Socrates should be in, is reserved for those in Limbo and who, "Sinned not; and if they merit had, ‘Tis not enough, because they had not baptism Which is the portal of the Faith thou holdest; And if they were before Christianity, In the right manner they adored not God ..."(72). The first Circle is for those who have not had a relationship with God in any way, shape or form.
I also thought Socrates did belong in hell for the same reason the you gave.
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