Thinking is the sum of brain (not spine/knee) activities -- the vast majority being free-formed, random, and casual.
思想 is the thinking that sustains.
哲学 is categorized/disciplined thinking -- it typically includes exploration, extraction, and interpretation.
宗教 is walking corp of 哲学 -- when a 哲学 runs out of steam and refuses to grow, it becomes a 宗教. In a 宗教, exploration dooms, although interpretation remains.
Note: Buddhism and Taoism alike are not religions -- rather, they are half philosophy, and half life styles.
思想 is the thinking that sustains.
哲学 is categorized/disciplined thinking -- it typically includes exploration, extraction, and interpretation.
宗教 is walking corp of 哲学 -- when a 哲学 runs out of steam and refuses to grow, it becomes a 宗教. In a 宗教, exploration dooms, although interpretation remains.
Note: Buddhism and Taoism alike are not religions -- rather, they are half philosophy, and half life styles.