Considering the historical development of religious philosophy,?

[clowie2]

whose philosophies do you think most advanced Western religious thought?

[TheVet]

That's an interesting question.

I'm not sure I'm educated enough to give a specific answer, a certain person. All the study and research I've done has actually led me to believe that you can't really give credit to any one person. Religions are an amalgamation of previous religions, cultural standards, societal expectations and on and on and on.

It would be comforting to be able to say "Jesus" or "Buddha" or "Mohammed" or "Constantine" or any of those guys, how simple would life be? I just don't think it can be done, there have been so many contributing factors along the way....

It's a great question, I have no answer.