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Originally Posted by zen_tom
I don't want to put you on the spot JH, but do you mind giving an example (or if you'd prefer, a hypothetical example)? I personally don't believe that religion should be included in Philosophy, and that it should get its own place, Tilted Theology for example. But the same goes for Psychology, Sociology and for example, Physical Science.
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Ah, now I was trying to tactfully avoid this one, for fear of seeming to have a go at anyone, which I'm certainly not doing. The whole reason I started this thread wa that I was looking at another thread and thought to myself "Bah! That's not philosophy, philosophy is... er... um..."
Some hypothetical "non-philosophical" threads:
Will technology destroy us all?
Have you ever had an out of body experience?
What's your favourite book of the Bible?
Wouldn't it be cool to have a bionic arm?
Why Einstein/Darwin was wrong!
The sort of threads that elicit wild conjecture and opinion, rather than any kind of critical thinking and investigation. These sort of threads can be quite interesting, but don't give us any real insight into the world outside our own heads.
In fact now I look at it, this thread is an example of a bad thread, because it asks "What do you think philosophy is?" rather than asking "What is Philosophy?".