Religion and philosophy

Quick discussion between religion and philosophy

1. ASIAN RELGIONS AND PHILOSOPHIES

2. Why are there many religions and philosophies in Asia?

3. Why does religion matter to people?

4. What is the value of religion to you?

5. What is the difference between religion and philosophy? Nowadays, people tend to interchangeably use religion and philosophy. By etymology, religion comes from the latin word religionem which means "respect for what is sacred, reverence for the gods," "obligation, the bond between man and the gods” while philosophy comes from two words “ philo ” which means love and “ Sophia ” which means wisdom . Are they the same? NO . People tend to treat them similarly because of their very striking similarities. How are they similar?

6. SIMILARITIES: Both religion and philosophy wrestle with problems like: What is good? What does it mean to live a good life? What is the nature of reality? Why are we here and what should we be doing? How should we treat each other? What is really most important in life?

7. DIFFERENCES: Religion : is a belief in a supreme power and worship of it as the creator and controller of the universe without reasoning whereas philosophy is a pursuit of wisdom by intellectual search and logical reasoning.

8. Religion insists on the performance of rituals, commandments and hierarchies of leadership whereas philosophy does not emphasize the ritualistic aspect of life because it is a way of thinking/of rationalization of truth.

9. Another difference is the fact that philosophy tends to emphasize just the use of reason and critical thinking whereas religions may make use of reason, but at the very least they also rely on faith, or even use faith to the exclusion of reason.

10. Finally, most religions tend to include some sort of belief in what can only be described as the “miraculous” — events which either defy normal explanation or which are, in principal, outside the boundaries of what should occur in our universe. Miracles may not play a very large role in every religion, but they are a common feature which you don’t find in philosophy. Nietzsche wasn’t born of a virgin, no angels appeared to announce the conception of Sartre, and Hume didn’t make the lame walk again.

11. In short, they key differentiating factors between religion and philosophy are: Supreme power Reasoning vs. faith Rituals miracles

12. Zoroastrianism Judaism Jainism Buddhism Hinduism Islam Shintoism Sikhism Christianity Can you name two or more religions? philosophies? RELGIONS:

13. Confucianism Taoism Legalism Can you name two or more religions? philosophies? PHILOSOPHIES:

14. Is it possible that a philosophy can also become one’s religion? Why?

15. Assignment: Students must construct (in their AH notebook) DAILY SYNTHESIS following the format below. Let them prepare the synthesis form for the following day (such as below). Note: This format applies only to religions (Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Shintoism , Sikhism and Christianity). For philosophies namely Confucianism, Taoism and Legalism, omit holy books and replace religious beliefs with philosophical beliefs. Information Zoroastrianism Judiasm Jianism FOUNDER PLACE OF ORIGIN HOLY BOOKS Countries now found Religious beliefs and rituals