Is Religion Philosophy? — Marcus de Brun
Philosophy of religion is a perfectly respectable subject. Units on it are included in almost every philosophy curriculum — Wayfarer
Religion for me it to blindly believe without proof something that one cannot point to. — ArguingWAristotleTiff
Contrary to the hopes of Enlightenment rationalists, religions haven’t simply shrivelled and died, but are still hugely influential in culture and society. And that’s because they stand for something, they represent realities which can’t be depicted in any other terms. — Wayfarer
Besides, we’re living in a ‘post-secular’ culture nowadays. Contrary to the hopes of Enlightenment rationalists, religions haven’t simply shrivelled and died, but are still hugely influential in culture and society. And that’s because they stand for something, they represent realities which can’t be depicted in any other terms. — Wayfarer
Who are we to question? — ArguingWAristotleTiff
If a religious person says that one should not lie under oath, because lies under oath undermine justice in a court of law, a position held by many religious people, as it stems from the Ten Commandments, is that a non-philosophical position? — LD Saunders
How could that be the case, since it is a position backed up by a reason, and that's what philosophy is about --- coming up with reasons to support one's position. — LD Saunders
religion is not philosophy, — S
Religious views expressed as though by an evangelist should most certainly be deleted and persistent offenders banned, as per the guidelines. — S
Can we add equally evangelical views of atheism? — Rank Amateur
Can any specific religious claims be rationally argued for without support from dogmatic premises? — Janus
Religions make metaphysical claims and metaphysics is a branch of philosophy, therefore religion is philosophy? — praxis
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