i was gonna stay out of this thread, but figured i'd throw my two cents in on the topic, seein' as i'm a philosophy whore and all...

personal philosophies? fuck your personal philosophy, unless (if and only if) it is justified by some class of justification....

if your a religious fanatic, and your personal "philosophy" is religious in structure, then by all means, go out and preach your word to as many religious nuts as possible, but leave the science and open-minded individuals alone...

now i am at fault of spreadin' my personal philosophies, but not in a direct way....i'm a philosopher (if you grant me the title because i have a B.A. in the subject) and i wax philosophical with everyone i know....everything from "existentialism" to "aestheticism" to "absurdity" to "theology" (most of you prolly have no idea what i'm talkin' about, but neither do most people i talk to)......

but it's annoyin'.......it just seems that those with knowledge of philosophy, who indeed spreads their own personal philosophies, is open to more attacks from the public than other such individuals (like Dr. Phil)...and what's worse, a philosopher's personal philosophy is bound to be more justified than any other individuals personal philosophy (save for an open-minded scientist)...