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Originally Posted by Tsuwabuki
I find issue with the claim that any given religion is philosophy plus ritual. Your professor (if he or she is not a professor of Philosophy) is clearly misusing the term.
And I'm a published Philosopher of Religion! This is one area where I really, really know what I'm talking about.  (Co-editor of a university Philosophy of Religion journal, plan to get a masters in Philosophy, but it's on the back burner). |
Well its my professors working definition (as far as Im aware, the word religion has no agreed upon definition). I can ask him any concerns you have with it as I have class with him every week so please tell me.
I dont see a problem with it though. After all Lao Tse, Buddha and Confuscious are all considered philosophers whos teachings spawned "religions". I regard Christ and Muhammed to be philosophers also in the same regard.
And it is the realm of philosophy where the nature of humans, right and wrong and the meaning(s) of life, and interpretations of nature life and death are discussed is it not? Perhaps you can give a more narrow definition of philosophy which I would be interested to hear as the above is my understanding of it.
EDIT- MMM I have to run but I will address your post later