The Last Blog!

While reading through the works of famous philosophers, I have finally had the opportunity to reflect on my personal take on religion...

I went to Catholic school my whole life. I was baptized, received communion, confirmed, the works. As a child I loved going to church and my two A's on my report card were always in P.E and religion. As I grew older, I finally started to question the concept of religion. Prior to high school, they made religion seem so straight forward and uncomplicated. In high school my doubt got the best of me and I stopped going to church all together. I made other things my priorities and completely ignored the religious part of me because I grew frustrated with the church teachings. I had taken world religions and just about every religious class but I never taken a philosophical religious course.

Throughout the course of the semester, I realized this class was just what I needed. It was interesting to read about what other famous philosophers thought about religion. Listening to their theories helped me to analyze and reflect on my beliefs. I realized all throughout my life I never had a strong sense of faith and I had replaced that with doubt. I need proof and evidence before I can fully commit and understand something.

I found this class to be very challenging for me but I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I struggled understanding Phillips and honestly without you I'm not sure I could decode his language or referencing. I really liked the dynamic in the classroom and found the discussions to open my eyes to things I had never thought about.