Theories!

Defination of philosophy: doctrine: a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics

Definaition of religion: a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.

Does anybody know or can describe the difference between the philosophy of, religion of, and science of a cockroach?
any ideas????????

I’ve heard Buddhism referred to as a philosophy.
Christianity, Islam, and Judaism referred to as a religion.
Mormonism and Scientology referred to as cults.
Atheism and agnosticism referred to as non-belief
They all have beliefs about the afterlife whether it be certainty of Jesus as God or certainty there is nothing or certainty of reincarnation.

No hate here. Just sharing of opinions. Thank you.

If we exclude “god” from religion will it be the same as philosophy?

Why Confucianism is called religion?

Philosophy +Rituals +God=Religion?

Philosophy +God = Theism?

Philosophy=Atheism?

Please help me with any ideas on this:

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People insists they are different, but I don’t really see why they can’t be reduced to one another.

What’s a good essay answer for this question?

I am trying to see how many people posting in the Philosophy category know the def. of these words.

I am not claiming that you don’t know what these words mean, I am just curious.

What exactly is the difference between ontology and metaphysics? I’ve tried to find this out on my own using dictionaries and Google, but haven’t been able to figure it out completely. I know that ontology is a branch of metaphysics that is concerned with the nature of being. But metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of reality. Those sound kind of the same, and I’m not really sure how they’re different.

And while I’m at it, I might as well ask what the difference between phenomenalism and phenomonolgy is. The only thing I can think of is that the difference is like the difference between true skeptics like Pyrrho and the skepticism of Rene Descartes, where he used it as a method rather than as a belief system. Is this an accurate portrayal?

I’ve heard Metaphysics defined as the study of being and Ontology defined as the study of existence. The difference between being and existence seems minimal to me. I’m probably missing something.