A lot of us wether dilettantes or professionals of philosophy from religious backgrounds, it draws us. What I am curious is what drew you to it? William Vallicella draws 5 typologies, which one(s) did you fit in, or what alternatives drove you?
Going to sum them up, I'll provide the link if you want to see the detailed typologies:
1. The Apologetic Motive. Some look to philosophy for apologetic tools.
2. The Critical Motive. Someone who is animated by the Critical Motive seeks to understand religion and evaluate its claim to truth, while taking it seriously.
3. The Debunking Motive. If the apologist presupposes the truth of his religion, or some religion, the debunker presupposes the falsehood of a particular religion or of every religion.
4. The Transcensive Motive. The transcender aims to find in philosophy something that completes and transcends religion while preserving its truth.
5. The Substitutional Motive. The substitutionalist aims to find in philosophy a substitute for religion.
https://maverickphilosopher.typepad....f-motives.html
In my case, mine was initially a #1, but also blended it with #2. I examined the claims of Christendom highly, contrasted it with other creeds such as some aspects of Agnosticism and Atheism, LDS Church, Islam, Vedic scriptures, Buddha's teachings, Marxism, Humanism, etc. I also acknowledge that experiencing the "Void" in the Simone Weill sense also drove me to a certain extent to takeup a bit of philosophy.
To you philosophically minded; What say you?
Going to sum them up, I'll provide the link if you want to see the detailed typologies:
1. The Apologetic Motive. Some look to philosophy for apologetic tools.
2. The Critical Motive. Someone who is animated by the Critical Motive seeks to understand religion and evaluate its claim to truth, while taking it seriously.
3. The Debunking Motive. If the apologist presupposes the truth of his religion, or some religion, the debunker presupposes the falsehood of a particular religion or of every religion.
4. The Transcensive Motive. The transcender aims to find in philosophy something that completes and transcends religion while preserving its truth.
5. The Substitutional Motive. The substitutionalist aims to find in philosophy a substitute for religion.
https://maverickphilosopher.typepad....f-motives.html
In my case, mine was initially a #1, but also blended it with #2. I examined the claims of Christendom highly, contrasted it with other creeds such as some aspects of Agnosticism and Atheism, LDS Church, Islam, Vedic scriptures, Buddha's teachings, Marxism, Humanism, etc. I also acknowledge that experiencing the "Void" in the Simone Weill sense also drove me to a certain extent to takeup a bit of philosophy.
To you philosophically minded; What say you?
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