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Originally Posted by nguirado
That's an odd thing to say since all great philosophers have dealt with religion in one way or another.
I know this will start a row, but one should only take theistic philosophy seriously. Think about it: If the world is only material, then everything has a material explanation. Love, consciousness, compassion, morality, etc. are all chemical reactions that came about through adaptation. Politics, sociology? Who cares? There's no right way to live. Live the way that makes your time here happiest and try to influence your society to move in a direction that suits you. You like equality, be a socialist, You like competition, go with Rand. Morality? Nature doesn't care. It seems more productive to study science.
And, the Greek philosophers assumed a divine order. Assuming a natural law doesn't necessarily mean religious dogma either. It just means that there's a right way to think about ourselves, morality, society, etc. and a wrong way.
Again, I'm trying to be descriptive, not insulting so don't get too mad.
To keep on topic, I'm reading Aristotle's Politics.
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If you want to start a row, you'll have to be clearer about your meaning
I am completely confused and have no idea what you mean
