zodiac10 Oct 2005

Yes, but I haven't claimed to define philosophy or philsophers (not on this poem, at least.) I said 'A philosopher says X, a religious says Y', only.

You can argue I've said "A person who says 'I believe X' is a philsopher", but even that's not much of a leg to stand on.

And for that, it works. A philosopher does say, I believe X. So does a religious sometime. But a religious also says, I believe in a philosophy (and, NEW ADDENDUM) a philosopher doesn't.

I retract my first addendum and all your argument from the beginning is moot.