Question by mikayla_starstuff: What is the difference between religion and philosophy?
I also asked this in the religion section . . . I want to compare answers.
Taimur:
Clear as mud, for sure.

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Answer by lee
at lest you cna know that god religion is never wrong

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Question by Citizen Of The Cosmos: What “philosophy of religion” books would you recommend?
I mean books like Mircea Eliade’s “The Sacred and the Profane” (which has been very enlightening even though I am only partly through it)

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Answer by BunnyBunBun
Zen Buddist

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Question by funkygirl123: Philosophy – religion and politics?
Religion and politics cannot be reconciled for one talks about temporal reality while the other tries to grasp the divine.

Critically evaluate this claim.

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Answer by Narcissa Malfoy
they don’t mix love

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Question by ℒ’amour est ℒe chaos: What is the line between philosophy and religion?

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Answer by Toe Rags
The 1969 Baltimore Colts defensive line

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Question by SelinaM: The Philosophy Of Religion – Explain In Simple Terms ?
The Cosmological, Teleological, Ontological (especially this one) and the proof from Human Experience. I find these really hard to understand because all the books I’ve read use very technical terms that make it very confusing. If anyone can explain what the “Proof Of The Existence Of God” in easy words, that would be fantastic. Thanks!!!

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Answer by okprajith
Ok, this is what I feel.

God or god’s power is that energy/force which comes from nowhere which helps you achieve something (based on prayers), which cures you during an ailment, which relaxes you, which helps you achieve something which looks impossible otherwise.

At some point of time in our life, we feel this power/energy. A believer will treat this as god’s power. A non believer may consider this as self power.

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Question by Sergio M: Is ancient philosophy interesting?
I’m a biology major who wants to take some philosophy classes as upper-level electives. There are 3 main history of western philosophy courses:

Classics of Ancient Western Philosophy
Course Description: Ancient Greek philosophy focusing particularly on works of Plato and Aristotle.

Classics of Modern Western Philosophy
Course Description: Philosophers from the “modern period” of philosophy focusing on those writing in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, such as Descartes, Spinoza, Locke, Hume, and Kant.

Nineteenth-Century Western Philosophy
Course Description: Works of major nineteenth-century philosophers such as Kant, Hegel, Fichte, Schopenhauer, Mill, Frege, and Nietzsche.

I’d like to take all three before graduating if I can just to have a well rounded knowledge of the topic. I don’t have to take them in any order, but I’m wondering if it would be of any help to take ancient philosophy first to better understand the later guys, or are they more stand-alone? Also, like it says in the title, I’m wonder how interesting ancient philosophy is compared to other eras. One concern I have as a fan of science is that, back then, humans knew fuck all about anything. So I also want to know if/how relevant Plato and Aristotle are to modern philosophy.

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Answer by Mono
Well Aristotle might be slightly boring, especially concerning his Nicomachean Ethics, because he is the main base for Western ethics in general and you’ll probably feel like you know everything he’s telling you. Except you know, about women and slaves being inferior. But Plato is pretty awesome. I’d go for Ancient before doing the others.

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Question by : Some people say: philosophy is dead….is that true?
I think the job of a philosopher is to sum up human efforts by finding connections between different branches of knowledge,but modern scientists usually talk about physics,chemistry and biology by cutting them off from aesthetics,ethics and religion,thus giving a too technical insight on basic human problems.Do you think scientists like Sagan,Hawking or Dawkins are compensating Russell,James or Durant when they talk about origin of life and universe?We really don’t need philosophers now?

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Answer by Nila V
Science and Philosophy are in different end . But they should meet one day at one point. That is the main purpose

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Question by zaaa zaaa: Is it inaccurate I consider religion to be a type of philosophy with less rationality, more faith, and supern?
..atural beliefs?

Religion and philosophy essentially struggle with the same questions. Just that religions are more based on “hocus pocus” beliefs but at the same time possibly more gratifying to their believers but in a sense they are still philosophies.

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Answer by Geezah
Yes, that’s an inaccurate definition. What mostly distinguishes religion from philosophy is that religions additionally have dogma, symbolism, and ceremony. Pure philosophies do not.

I’ve also seen some philosophies which seemed to have “less rationality, more faith, and supernatural beliefs” than certain other religions.

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Question by Kelddath: Poll: Are open-ended questions about life, philosophy, and religion worth asking?
OK, I’m looking for your opinions here. I think that people are desperate for answers they aren’t ready for; answers understood through experience only. Even if certain aspects of the answers are understood, the asker will settle for this as the full truth without understanding it in it’s entirety. Perhaps this is a little vague, but overall, I feel that people need to stop asking, and start living. Answers will come.

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Answer by Reptoid
If answers come then i will answer

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Question by piscesisblue25: Why can’t I just live my life and not want to identify with a religion or philosophy?
I feel like I want to identify with a philosophy or a religion that agrees with what I believe, yet I can’t seem to find one that does fully. I’m an Agnostic/practicing Nichiren Buddhist but lately i’ve just started thinking what I believe is this:

There doesn’t seem to be much evidence to support the claim that God exists or doesn’t exists so who cares?
Everything in moderation. Keep your desires in check, etc.
Treat others with love, kindness and respect.

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Answer by Cody
I’m sorry, but I can’t think of any religion that fits your ideas.

But to answer your titled question, human beings are simply too curious. It’s pretty much impossible to live life without having a need to identify with some philosophy. People have an innate, unquenchable thirst for knowledge, and the greatest, most significant knowledge we seek is that which explains why and how we are here.

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