Are You Religious or Philosophical?
Jesus never laughs and Socrates never cries. Why?
Perhaps because religion lacks a sense of humor, but not a sense of suffering, while philosophy lacks a sense of tragedy, but not a sense of irony.
If we accept this crude dichotomy, then many things which pass as philosophy should really be considered religion, and vice versa.
The test should not be about…
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