Question by hello: Have you taken a Philosophy Of Religion class?
I need to fulfill my gen-ed requirements, and this class looked interesting. The professor got good ratings on ratemyprofessor… and I’m hoping it’s kind of an easy class. Has anyone taken a similar class? was it hard?

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Answer by Coolhand
I’ve taken it during my college years, it wasn’t that hard for me, but then I was an atheist studying at a Jesuit University so maybe that had something to do with it. Just be prepared to get into heated arguments during class discussions though, especially if you have classmates who either harbor religious zealotry tendencies or stubborn intellectual skepticism. One thing’s for sure, with all the fireworks going off during class discussions, you won’t have to worry about about falling asleep during class compared to other Philosophy classes.

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Question by Master ß ƒƒƒƒ: Is religion just philosophy without freedom of thought?
My partner and I were discussing the differences between religion and philosophy.

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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Question by Kelly: Buddhism? Philosophy or Religion?
i was asking a question on What your personal views are on Buddhism. Some of the answers were inadequate so i have to ask again. What are your personal views on Buddhism? Have you heard of Buddhism?
Is it a religion or just a philosophy? What do YOU think?

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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Question by Ryan G: Should sections like Politics, Philosophy and Religion & Spirituality be exempt from the Community Guidelines?
Except for obvious things like threatening violence, spam, fraud etc.etc.

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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Question by prettykitty: What ancient religion or philosophy is this?
My friend was talking about some religion or philosophy that was supposed to be the oldest or something. All I really remember was that it had kind of a long name and sounded like it was two words….
I was gonna look it up once I got home but I don’t remember!!!!

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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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Question by bkbombshell2005: in your opinion, someone tell me how philosophy and religion correlate?
because books and articles seem to put them together as if i there the same or relate to each other…i don’t see the connection.

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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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Question by Anna: Is religion dependent on philosophy or is philosophy dependent on religion?
How is religion and philosophy related with each other?

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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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Question by antontravel2004: Philosophy of religion: how can 3 seemingly conflicting answers all be true?
Are there any philosophers out there who can explain this problem, using academic philosophical terms?

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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Question by : How connected is philosophy to religion and spirituality?

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Answer by Thunder Stormer
Well all three disciplines are steeped in mindless banter. Science is where the action is.

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Question by : Do you believe that science is at odds with religion and philosophy?
Do you believe that science is at odds with religion and philosophy? If so, what strategies could one take in dealing with this conflict? If not, how do you think some people are able to reconcile the differences between science and religion?

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Answer by Iiiiiiiii
no.

it’s religion and philosophy who are envious of science’s progress and respect.

I believe there is no conflict as religion and philosophy try to explain what science can not (yet)

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