Philosophy, Science, and Religion: Three Ways of Learning About the World

Philosophy: Determine the nature of reality by thinking about it.

Science: Determine the nature of reality by testing it.

Religion: Determine the nature of reality by accepting an existing explanation on faith.

These reduce to:

1. Thinking
2. Testing
3. Accepting

Three ways of determining the nature of reality. I subscribe to a combination of thinking and testing, and I reject the option of “accepting on faith” outright.

I think it’s like to be useful to consider your outlook on life, and to see which of these categories you fit into. Then ask yourself if you’re happy with the answer. ::