Posted by john on October 13, 19102 at 21:51:05:

In Reply to: Schools of Thought posted by Evergreen on March 26, 19102 at 14:16:21:

: I went to Philosophy evening cl some years back and a similar thing happened to me. Eventually I gave it up.
: Philosophy is not an exact science. It is fuzzy around the edges.
: To get a qualification in it you will have to do a lot of reading of books written by past philosophers, and consider their "schools of thought". You will have to decide where you stand.
: But even then I am not sure you will get good marks unless your teacher agrees with you.
: Philosophers can not abide folks who do not share their views! My teacher found my views untennable and likewise, I wasn't too impressed by his so we tended to fall out!!
: Let us consider God. I think you will be hard pressed to find a Philosopher (or at least a modern philosopher) who beleived in God. If you DO believe in God you will find yourself hard pressed to justify such a belief, because any evidence you put forward (and believe me there is plenty of it), will not be acceptable to a philosopher. So it is really a trick question Amy.
: Now don't get me wrong, I think Philosophy is the most fascinating subject in the world, being as it is the questionning of life, the meaning of life and everything. It has a very broad spectrum and I think it can be very enlightening.
: But academically speaking it is a tricky subject to take. Can't you get out of it?!
: I think you should stick it through and not be a baby. Philosophy will only help you as the years go on, or...make you crazy.

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