If this is a philosophy catagory why are there so many "born-again" folks with their humble opinion.

Question

If you rebuke a religious opinion you have a religious opinion and you are a fake philosopher. Soory 'bout that.

Answer 1

But haven't you just rebuked a religious opinion with your last statement? By your very definition?
You seem to assume only skeptics can be true philosophers. Perhaps simply proclaiming: Religion is false! is not a particularly deep or original statement, but philosophy doesn't necessarily have fixed boundaries. It is the quest for wisdom, wherever that quest takes you.

Answer 2

Many of the greatest philosophers in history were deeply religious people.

Rene Descartes, for example, philosophically determined that God must exist, which would mean that he has a religious opinion. Yet, who would want to throw out the idea that "I think, therefore I am?"

Or Freidrich Neitzche, who proclaimed his most famous religious opinion when he declared that "God is dead."

Even Plato, perhaps the most widely read philosopher, held religion in a very central role in his "Republic."

You cannot completely separate philosophy and religion. They both address the same issue, after all, in that they are both seeking to define, justify, and explain our existence. There is no reason that the same person cannot be religious and a philosopher. Some could even argue that a religious opinion is necessary to be an effective philosopher.

Answer 3

Answers can be anything from any POV. Questions, on the other hand, need to be on topic because this venue has many other places in which to ask questions that are on that particular topic.

As an example: Anything specific to religion questions is reserved for the religion section, whereas, if it is a general question on the philosophy of religion, it is in the purview of philosophy.

This must be the case, otherwise philosophy would be clogged with all manner of questions having little if anything to do with philosophy.

Answer 4

The question's higher than your pay grade, and mine.

Yahoo owns the site and has the power to make and enforce any policy it chooses. The positioning of questions and answers on any subject, if they consider it important, is within their power to control.

As for the rest of us, we can take it as it comes, or leave it, if it displeases us.

Born again folk have as much right to post here as anyone else, including people who have severe spelling problems and know what defines a philosopher, and what doesn't.

Answer 5

I think philosophy and religion always were, are and will be in close bond. And we will discuss religion here without any doubts.

Answer 6

There is a category for religion in Y!A. Yet they avoid it. Hmmm!

Answer 7

i agree... honestly, i don't understand the "born again" thing.... i know SO MANY people who say they have "been saved" - i can see absolutely no change in their behavior, attitudes, or even relationships.... so i find it meaningless.