Why talk about philosophy?

This is my blog to talk about philosophy, religion, spirituality and anything related to those topics.

These topics have been the subject of countless arguments. So why should we keep talking about them? Because they have eternal significance and they are crucial to understanding each other.

What happens after we die? Is there an afterlife? Are we reborn in another form or do we cease to exist? Do we have any control of what happens to us after death? Is there a purpose to our existence? If so, what is it? These are all questions with eternal significance. Everyone should deal with these questions and find an answer for themselves. It’s naïve to pretend these questions don’t exist or aren’t important.

But there’s more to this than just focusing on your own philosophy. A crucial part of understanding each other is making an effort to understand other philosophies. This means listening to others instead of assuming you know what they believe. Christians and atheists, Baptists and Mormons, liberals and conservatives, both sides in each case need to do a better job of listening to the other side. Even if you’re on the correct side of an issue, not listening to the other side will lead to arguments.

‘Listening’ to supporters of the other side means more than just hearing what they say. We also need to respectfully consider the strengths of a philosophy even if we disagree with it.

I will try to make frequent posts on various topics for this blog. Some will be dealing with broad topics like truth in general, but I will also talk about specific conflicts between philosophies and religions. If anyone has questions, I’ll be happy to respond to them and possibly write a blog about the question.