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Originally Posted by crich70
Not to drag the conversation off topic or to the point of having to be moved to Politics/ Religion but to understand a given philosopher's viewpoint isn't it also necessary to understand something of their religious views (if any) as well? I mean both Plato and Aristotle for example lived with the Greek pantheon of Gods and Goddesses while more modern philosopher's have been either of the Islamic, Christian or Jewish faiths. Or in some cases Atheistic in beliefs. I mean what a person believes in has to color how they view the world and therefore how their philosophy develops. And the politics of a given writer have to have had some input as well I would think.
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As I understand it we can discuss religion in direct relation to a book and it would be OK. The problem is keeping the discussion relevant and on-topic, which is exceedingly hard to do and generally doesn't last long.
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Originally Posted by Alexander Turcic
In our general forums we're reverting to our previous standards and restrict political and religious topics that have absolutely no connection to our site's theme (e-books, reading, publishing, etc.).
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As I read that, as long as there is a direct connection to the site's theme it should be OK. So discussing an author's viewpoint (including religion) in context of a book in the reading recommendations forum should be OK. It wouldn't be OK in the lounge or in the Kindle forum where an author's viewpoint wouldn't be relevant.
Of course, I'm not a mod and they might say otherwise.