Whereas philosophy is everchanging and malleable based upon a person’s own individual interpretation of life based on their experiences, religion is set in stone from the beginning.

She likened religion to a fly, it comes into life fully grown; you can’t ask a fly to grow new limbs or change its color, similar to the way you can’t change religious doctrine, it’s there when you emerge from the womb as-is.

Is religion just a kind of philosophy which, unlike philosophy, can’t be challenged in the here and now, but simply accepted as it has been for generations?

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Answer by CAustin
No, religion is malleable as well (modern popular Protestant theology, for instance, is nothing like its Renaissance predecessor). It’s a curious question – the two are actually kind of difficult to distinguish.

I was going to say that in religion, there is generally a gathering place and an organized authority, but this is sometimes the case in philosophy as well (think professors), and it’s not really always the case in religion (I can think of plenty of religious people who don’t attend a church, mosque, or other such gathering).

I was also tempted to say that you sort of have to pick a religion and believe everything they tell you to be true, whereas in philosophy you construct a worldview from bits and pieces you see as good ideas, but this also isn’t always true: many people combine schools of religious thinking, and many philosophers call themselves followers of specific philosophies (e.g. Kantian ethicists, Socratic scientists, et cetera).

It’s a good question – I don’t think there’s really a good distinction between religion and philosophy, with the exception that there are certain schools of thought that we recognize as ‘religious’ (e.g. Islam) and others that we recognize as ‘philosophical’ (e.g. Platonic Republicanism).

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I am a Theravada Buddhist and No you don’t need to be vegetarian to be Buddhist.

I’m a Buddhist too. To me it is much more than a philosophy because it has such powerful influence on a great number of people when philosophers influences on the people is more limited. I think thats the difference between Religion and Philosophy. Religions can bring powerful influence on people.

what are your views. Thank you for sharing.

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Answer by Peripheral Prankster
Thinking pattern…

that in the end….

is lack thereof.

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Answer by Julia
kantianism is the philosophy of kant

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Shouldn’t these section be more free wheeling and no-holds bar? I just think the Community Guidelines don’t work in these section. They stifle debate. They enable reasonable questions to be removed for purely technical violations. What are your thoughts?

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Answer by Barack Behind Bars
Yes but to convince Yahoo! of that would be fruitless.

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Answer by neil s
The oldest scriptural tradition in the world is the Vedas, and the oldest philosophical tradition is in India.

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Answer by Love<3
i don’t think there is a correlation. philosophy just questions religion and other faiths, whereas religion tries to set a clear path for believers of a book. often times, philosophers are athiest…from what I’ve heard.

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Answer by Zaphod_Beeblebrox
Philosophy is a subject that covers virtually everything, including the deeper questions of why we’re here, the meaning of life, or the existence of God. You can just as easily present a philosophy of why chocolate is good for your soul (or not) or even how to best play and win a game. Philosophies do not need to be profound, they just need to be based on logic, reason, and as good an understanding of the subject as you can achieve. Pick any subject that interests you, that isn’t too hard to research, that holds personal meaning for you, and of course has a meaning for Jewish people as a whole. How about the meaning and importance of ritual in an increasingly secular age, particularly in America where ritual is no longer woven into daily life as it was in more traditional times. What is your philosophy of why ritual is still important? Does it pay the bills, put food on the table or provide for the education of your children? If not, what is the practical value? Is there a practical value or is it a comforting waste of time? I say it is more valuable and meaningful, but I could be wrong.

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And I don’t like how philosophers think they’re smarter than the rest of us. There are other majors that teach us to use logic and our heads, AND can be applied for practical purposes. Every philosopher in the past has been replaced with a newer one with a modified point of view. I don’t need them to tell me what’s prudent or not.

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Answer by Linc
If you have to ask, obviously you don’t get it!

Years from now, once you finish your major, you’ll realize how funny that was.

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Answer by Len Anders
Any religion must have its own philosophy but it is not necessary that philosophy should have a religion or it should depend on any religion. Religion is more or less a system where dos and dots are important while in philosophy it is how you arrive at a certain conclusion that matters. One is a way of thinking while the other to make you to think in a certain way.

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A church has 2 co-pastors. According to the OFFICIAL organizational chart, the pastors’ boss is the bishop, and are totally independent from the specific church organization (as far as organizational hierarchy goes) The church organization is led by an executive committee.

The first co-pastor says “My boss is the executive committee.”

The second co-pastor says “I am the boss of the executive committee.”

Assuming the co-pastors are, in truth, of equal power, how can all three of these scenarios be articulated such that all three seemingly different answers become a philosophical truth?

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Answer by Jbrad0318
lol wow… and thats the reason why the majority of “american christians” are gunna burn in hell.

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