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Old 01-21-2007, 07:35 AM
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…but most theist will categorize religion as philosophy..

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I cringe when I hear Bill O’Reilly talk about (well anything, but that is beside my point) the “philosophy of Jesus.” Religion is not philosophy.


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That being said, from a skepical and philosophical point of view, I think the fact that people believe in this nonsense is very important to philosophy, and that to an extent it's also of some importance to science, as it slows down or even prevents it's progress

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Progress to what and how does Religion impede such progress?

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I think this question was answered in the 9th or 10th post after this forum was initially created.
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