Are there differences between philosophy & religion or is it all just a matter of semantics?

Philosophy is essentially a method of *knowing*; religion, a method of *being. *It's not a matter of 'semantics'; have you ever studied logic in Sunday school, or sent money to support an existentialist?

Philosophy means love of wisdom or love of knowledge as derived from the Greek and Latin. Religion on the other hand translates to: respect for what is sacred or reverence for the gods. A philosopher may or may not be religious, while a religious person may or may not be a philosopher.

Philosophy is a pursuit that seeks to use sytematic tools of inquiry and persuasion. Philosophy underlies: science, religion, governmental systems, and societal norms. Any religion may or may not influence the previously mentioned forces but it does have a central philosophy in general.

However, an atheist can still be a philosopher, or a religious person may use philosophy to question their religion. Both religion and philosophy are based on sort of underlying system, a theory and an application known as a model. In this sense they overlap as human endeavors but they are still distinct disciplines.

For an example of contrast, though some may consider science to be a form of "idealism" in philosophy or as a new form of religion, there are still historical/ideological differences between each discipline.

Religion ussakly follows a certain god system of belife and moral conduct philosphy is the study or how the world works.

Philosophy seeks answers to the problems in life through having a rational approach and religion have it all so I think that religion is the philosophy of life.

Good question. Religion is a set order of beliefs, usually around a central deity, and it involves things like worship, prayer, dogma, doctrine, and the like. Philosophy, on the other hand, is many times a method devised for thinking about the things that religion sets down in stone.

Now this is a very rudimentary definition of both, but I hope it helps.

Both are same because religion give us a clear view and clearity is philosophy.

I think philosophy is based on rationality and religions are based on set rule observed over a period of time.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.