Is philosophy like a smorgasbord buffet where we get to choose our meal...and how much we want of it?

Question

Is philosophy like a smorgasbord buffet where we get to choose our meal...and how much we want of it?

Answer 1

...you got it...i always come here for a variety of dishes...

Answer 2

Yep, you hit the nail on the head.

Philosophy provides very much food for thought.

Answer 3

hehehe more like choosing the meal that best suits your interests and personality and trying as hard as you can to eat it without looking like a total weirdo.  that's philosophy

Answer 4

For the ebb & flow of humanity, no.  For the rare few who can manage to summon forth an ability to understand the philosophical influences which are acting upon them....choice is what it comes down to in these regards.

Answer 5

Yes, philosophy is like that, we can pick and choose what we want and ignore the rest or discard it.

Too many people treat religion in the same manner, they state that they belong to such-and-such a religion, and then select what they want to practice and ignore what they don't choose to follow.