2007-06-02 12:02:58 · 20 answers · asked by Patty T 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
religion you are TOLD what to think
Philosphy ..You THINK what you think
2007-06-02 12:05:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
A philosophy is just something that a person believes to be true.
Religion involves faith and a whole system of actions and beliefs passed down through generations. Religion usually revolves around a figure or entity that is worshipped while philosophy revolves around an idea that one believes to always be true.
In short, I think the main difference is that religion is centered around a figure or entity and a philosophy is centered around an idea about how things work.
2007-06-02 19:08:23 · answer #2 · answered by Jessica LeAnn 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Philosophy is an idea about how to live, while a Religion is a belief in a higher power. Some religions have a certain set of ways to live, and some don't.
2007-06-02 19:05:52 · answer #3 · answered by papadego 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Religion involves Gods, faith, prayer & magick, etc etc. Philosophy is creating/finding your own answers to the world. Religion is a piece of Philosophy, a chapter in a book so to speak.
2007-06-02 19:08:45 · answer #4 · answered by alfred C 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Simple: A religion asks you to believe something without proof. A philosophy is evaluated on its own merits.
2007-06-02 19:10:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your philosophy is what YOU think, your religion is what people tell you to think. I kid, really philosophy is something you think about and draw your own conclusions from. it is a belief generally based upon empirical evidence. Religion requires faith, a conclusion drawn by you despite a noted lack of empirical evidence.
2007-06-02 19:04:53 · answer #6 · answered by Dull Jon 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Philosophy asks questions,religion claims to answer them
2007-06-02 19:06:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Religions have nice big churches and people with philosophies preach in their rooms.
2007-06-02 19:06:47 · answer #8 · answered by Fat Boy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Religion can be considered a philisophical viewpoint or belief.
But this is my favorite definition of the word philosphy:
The love of wisdom or knowledge; a study of the processes governing thought and conduct and ultimate reality
2007-06-02 19:43:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Religion is a philosophy. People just don't want to admit. For example people don't want science and atheism to be a religion so they CALL it a Philosophy.
2007-06-02 19:06:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
they are totally unrelated. Religion is a belief in someone or something usually in a spiritual nature or meditation.
Philosophy is really the study of why. For instance a friend of mine put it this way.
Science tries to explain how things happened.
Philosophy tries to explain why
2007-06-02 19:09:34 · answer #11 · answered by crazymama 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋