total--my freshman philosophy course on the existence of god sealed any thoughts about religion from there on out.

A lot. The unexamined mind is not worthing thinking.

Well, if you include inductive & deductive logic, which at the university I attended were required courses and taught in the Philosophy Dept, very important.

“Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem."

Always been into it.Always wanted to know the meaning of life etc.

It's important to know the basics.

Your philosophy is your reality, you essentially are what you believe. From an early age I knew that what I was being taught didnt add up so i searched for truth on my own. It took many years but I did discover truth. I think the reason I did was because I made kind of an agreement with myself, to accept whatever answers i discovered as true, whatever they were. I can tell you what i know is true - Space is infinite and there was no beginning, and what I was taught as God was essentially the energy of the Sun creating life on Earth.

I am self made with all the flaws ignorance or narrow point of view allows. I follow no god, no hero, no leader. I am an island. My worldview is my experience as a traveller. I am limited but to nobody's fault but mine so thus my happiness is within my boundaries but it is here and now, just as yesterday will be tomorrow.

I sometimes indulge in philosophy light, but the hours and hours people spend talking about things that have no practical value in my life bore me to stone. For one thing - what existed before the big bang, or whatever you think "started it all." Newsflash. Nobody can ever possibly know this. So a little interesting idea tossing, but getting into it in a real heated debate and shit? No thanks. I think I prefer logical conundrums to philosophical discussions.

I like philosophy. It provides ways of thinking about life which don't have to involve religious notions. It helps us understand our evolving situation, how we find our self in the world in logical, practical and ethical terms.

General guiding principles.
My personal philosophy is more a standard I hold myself to as best I can given the circumstances I deal with.

Interesting, but no real affect on my view of the world.