It is simply difficult for some to think of religion without a God, a personified creator. With all due respect, this is at best primitive thinking. Philosophy is simply a framework of ideas - too often an intellectual exercise that contains no motivation to cause the observer to act. This is not to detract from the fine efforts of my favorite philosophers. But there is a clear distinction between the philosophical endeavor and religion.
Religion is the transformation of philosophy into behavior.
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