“There is a philosophy which is vain and deceitful, which is
prejudicial to religion, and sets up the wisdom of man in competition
with the wisdom of God, and while it pleases man’s fantasies
ruins their faith; as nice and curious speculations about things above
us, or of no use and concern to us; or a care of words and terms of art,
which have only an empty and often a cheating appearance of knowledge.”
– Matthew Henry
Yes, reading philosophy could have a negative
impact on the life of a person. When people talk about nurture effects
and the environment, they always think of what parents say and do
directly to their children. It never occurs to them to think of the
books children read that don't have violent or sexual content.
In 1980, Teruyoshi Fukunaga founded the Japanese cult called "Ho No Hana Sanpogyo". It was commonly called the "foot reading cult" because he conspired with senior disciples to "diagnose" problems of new adherents, mostly middle-aged housewives, by reading the soles of their feet and then urging them to attend costly seminars to cure their supposed ailments such as cancer. Soon Fukunaga claimed he was the reincarnation of Jesus Christ and the Buddha.
In 1980, Teruyoshi Fukunaga founded the Japanese cult called "Ho No Hana Sanpogyo". It was commonly called the "foot reading cult" because he conspired with senior disciples to "diagnose" problems of new adherents, mostly middle-aged housewives, by reading the soles of their feet and then urging them to attend costly seminars to cure their supposed ailments such as cancer. Soon Fukunaga claimed he was the reincarnation of Jesus Christ and the Buddha.
