Epictetus vs Jesus on Figs

The Difference Between Philosophy and Religion

Jesus and Epictetus had different attitudes about figs

The relationship between philosophies of life and religion is a complex one. I have argued on another occasion that they are not the same, primarily because one relies (mostly) on reason and the other (chiefly) on faith. Though of course there is quite a bit of good philosophy done by theologians, and a certain amount of assumptions in…