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"... is why most people avoid philosophy" Billions of people discuss and debate morality every week at Churches, Synagogues, Temples, Mosques and Monasteries e
by steve19 11y ago
"... is why most people avoid philosophy"
Billions of people discuss and debate morality every week at Churches, Synagogues, Temples, Mosques and Monasteries etc. I don't think its that people don't want to be asked big questions or told how they act is wrong and should be changed.
I would argue they avoid it because 20th century philosophers are either boring/abstract, too political or too preachy.
For example, postmodernism thought, Feminist philosophy and Green Philosophy all tend towards certain political agendas which it offputting to those who don't agree with the agendas. Modern philosophers also tend to be anti-religion, putting off most of the world's population (being lectured on how the concept of a God has been the source of all the world's problem for millennia is tiresome, as tiresome as you would find a charismatic preacher telling you that you will go to hell for being an Atheist)
There are in fact Atheistic movements towards creating moral/church-experiences centered around philosophy, one such example if the London School of Life.
http://www.theschooloflife.com/london/ http://www.theschooloflife.com/london/
I think it is very sad Schools of Philosophy, like those of Ancient Greece, no longer exist. Sadly, I don't think they could exist in today's outrage-driven cultural climate where online lynch mobs are on the hunt for someone to say something controversial.
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- weinzierl 11y agoFor a lighthearted introduction to many philosophical topics I can recommend the Youtube channel of "The School of Life". https://www.youtube.com/user/schooloflifechannel https://www.youtube.com/user/schooloflifechannel
- thyrsus 11y agoMy experience of religion as practiced deals very little with the "cognitive" (see article), and very much with emotions, such as gratitude, affection and reverence (as well as less positive feelings). It is rare that an appeal is made to syllogism rather than sympathy.
- steve19 11y agoI can't speak to all religious traditions, I would say that in many Judeo-Christian traditions, that is not the case (and again, I can't speak for even a small minority of these traditions) "Why do we do what we do?" or "Why do we believe this to be so?" are frequently asked and debated. There is an assumption that there are logical reasons for beliefs, due to physical, societal or psychological negative|positive consequences, even if those reasons are thousands of years out of date (not eating pork for example). Emotion can have very little to do with it. On the other hand, there sure are many traditions that only emphasize feelings and emotions. I don't believe any is better than the other (each to his or her own).