Philosophy is the love of wisdom, Religion is man trying to reach his god through works.

If philosophy is the love of wisdom and your God is all Knowing then loving wisdom and searching it out is religion.

Being uncertain or certain is the difference between someone with an open or closed mind.

I just like to use "if" because I am open to changing my opinion. So I use "if" to show that I'm not sure myself about most everything.

Very well put I agree.

Your welcome, I enjoy any discusion that helps me look further into my own belief's.

Dmcauliffe, What can answer philosophical questions? Even reason and logic are opinion's held by each individual. I can think an argument is logical and another might view it as illogical. The same goes for religion some might see it as logical while others view it as illogical. For me personally philosophy has helped strengthen my faith in God by questioning religion. Who killed Jesus? The Jewish pharacies. Why? Becuase of his open questioning and disregard for thier religion. Who created christianity? Paul not Jesus. What I get from this is that Jesus hated religion and wanted people to be individual's and have their own personal belief's based on their personal investigation of the world. Instead of being followers of religion. By practicing philosophy I came to this conclusion. I decided to question and I got my own answer. So back to what can answer philosophical questions? Only the individual through his own pursuit/investigation of the world he lives in. Philosophy helped me create my own personal faith. So are they really VS. eachother? or opposites? In my personal experience they are not.

I see your point wooden shoe, but philosophy did help me find my own theology. Of course some of my belief's can be scrutinized and I will listen and this will just help me better refine my belief's.