do they relate or differ??
2006-10-15 10:47:04 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There is some philosophy in religion. However, religion holds to certain claims uncritically, and therefore is poor philosophy.
2006-10-15 10:48:31 · answer #1 · answered by nondescript 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Philosophy questions - religion hands out answers.
2006-10-15 19:22:43 · answer #2 · answered by ED SNOW 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Philosophy is divine understanding - religion is understanding the divine.
Working on that basis I would say they would always be in opposition to each other.
The above is in brief, to truly answer this q would mean an in depth verbal dissection of extremely politically sensitive topics.
Too deep for this time of night.
2006-10-15 17:53:49 · answer #3 · answered by bengimog 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Of course not. There are many brilliant Christian philosophers like JP Moreland out there. Philosophy is the enemy of poor thinking. So it's as much an enemy of Scientific Realism as it is Religion per se.
2006-10-15 17:48:43 · answer #4 · answered by westfallwatergardens 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion discourages free thinking, and philosophy IS free thinking.
2006-10-15 17:49:26 · answer #5 · answered by T Time 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Philosophy, religion and politics are closely related. We should strive to keep them apart.
2006-10-15 17:49:48 · answer #6 · answered by eantaelor 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No I think one is a search for truth and the other already being committed to a particular way of thinking - seeing life is a search for truth and not holding tight to a dogma
2006-10-15 18:03:02 · answer #7 · answered by william john l 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The goal of philosophy is largely to find out what is true.
Religions have as their goals their own perpetuation. Truth is utterly unimportant to religious belief.
2006-10-15 17:50:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Philosophy and religion go hand in hand.
2006-10-15 17:51:18 · answer #9 · answered by Dysthymia 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I need do no more than refer you to the great philosopher and mathematician, Blaise Pascal. He was a Christian believer and observed: "God either exists or He doesn't. Either I believe in God or I don't. Of the four possibilities, only one is to my disadvantage. To avoid that possibility, I believe in God."
2006-10-15 17:56:28 · answer #10 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋