According to philsurvey, 80% of academic philosophers in the anglophone world are. About ten percent are agnostic and ten percent are theists.
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Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zip 6 months agoAre all philosopher’s atheist?
Anamnesis@lemmy.world 6 months ago
exocrinous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
No, Kierkegaard, Descartes, Socrates, and Einstein are good examples of theist philosophers.
kureta@lemmy.ml 6 months ago
is Einstein a philosopher? not trying to be an ass, serious question.
UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
More of a thinker and not a fan of the idea of a personal God. More of an adept plantinga’s basic belief.
exocrinous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
He had a doctorate of philosophy. Also known as a PhD. All scientists are philosophers. Though if we’re talking about philosophy as sitting in a room and thinking without using any evidence or math (which is untrue), then Einstein’s breakthrough that a constant speed of light requires time dilation certainly counts as a philosophical contribution.
JRosh@lemmy.world 6 months ago
All the theisms are in philosophies in their way.
FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 6 months ago
A great example of a religious philosopher was Nietzsche who wrote “God is Dead” as a warning that declining faith could lead to rising immorality. Ironically, his fellow Christians have been failing to understand his message for over a hundred years, because they as a whole lack literacy, or morality.