tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599864034747503563.post4038847713680864849..comments2023-07-04T17:50:07.233-04:00Comments on Adam Taylor's Blog: Bill O'Reilly's "Philosophy"Adam Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01407725762829317959noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599864034747503563.post-15359963409149226002012-12-16T20:46:32.603-05:002012-12-16T20:46:32.603-05:00BTW, I don't know if you've read much phil...BTW, I don't know if you've read much philosophy, but Plato is the guy to start with. He's easy. And the Phaedo would be a good one to start with. Bilbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06231440026059820600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599864034747503563.post-46435143139976468572012-12-13T00:03:31.174-05:002012-12-13T00:03:31.174-05:00I mean that it simply isn't true. I believe it...I mean that it simply isn't true. I believe it's incorrect in the same way you would believe religions like Islam and Hinduism are wrong. But I of course think they're all wrong. And at this point, yes, I do think it's been falsified.Adam Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01407725762829317959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599864034747503563.post-36446231126684890112012-12-12T19:02:16.225-05:002012-12-12T19:02:16.225-05:00Thanks for the Jon Stewart clip. It was fun. The ...Thanks for the Jon Stewart clip. It was fun. The comparison between Socrates and Jesus is an interesting one. If you read Plato's <i>Phaedo</i> (which is usually thought to be a "later" dialogue, which probably didn't accurately portray the views of Socrates), Socrates is presented as believing in reincarnation, which we usually put in the category of religion, not philosophy. However, the way Socrates arrives at this belief is not by means of revelation or mystical experiences, but by philosophical argument. Contrast this with Jesus, whose claims to religious knowledge largely depend not upon philosophical argument, but upon revelation or some sort of direct communication with or knowledge of God. <br /><br />My point is that the line between philosophy and religion may be a little more fuzzy that at first appears, since both often try to answer the same type of questions: What is ultimate reality? Why are we here? Is there a God? Is there life after death? <br /><br />Probably what separates the two is that philosophy tries to depend upon what can be inferred from human rationality, while religion often depends upon supposedly revealed or mystical knowledge. <br /><br />BTW, when you say that Christianity is completely wrong, do you mean that it has been completely falsified? Or something else? Bilbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06231440026059820600noreply@blogger.com