the world in its multifarrous natue has left man inthe mist of religion and philosophy. do you agree? discuss

Answer 1

As soon as I found out what multifarrous means, I'll get back to ya, love...

Answer 2

I agree. The multifarrous nature of the world makes it very difficult for any one person to begin to understand more than one or two fields in a lifetime. Your experience is confined to your particular place and time. Therefore in trying to answer most of the important questions about what to do in a lifetime religion presents man with the most well thought out infrastructure. The wisdom of the ages so to speak. Philosophy on the other hand is the basis for all rational thought and the development of language, society, engineering, math etc. We must almost say to ourselves that to move forward, to push society forward we must rest on philosophy, but at base there are human experiences that will always call for religion to be a part of life. I would argue that even an aethiest has chosen a religion because religion is really nothing more than a belief system. Man cannot simply throw away one of religion or philosophy because each gives a complementary view to the world. The technical advances in the world have largely pushed pagan beliefs out of religion. However at the same time that technological advance has streched the coping strategies of people, families and communities. That stress can only be mitigated by deferring to a higher power, by assuming that there is some higher order that cannot be seen. I conclude that both religion and philosophy are required for man to interpret and cope with the current state of the world.