Philosophy in religion is what Research is to science... it gives one hope...

Each time a research paper comes up with how a certain diet, food, way of exercise, thinking or living benefits a person, it gives one hope that by following that research one might get the results...remember the time when swinging your arms allows for more fat burning? 

Philosophy in a way is similar, most people use it when they are down in the dumps , and it gives them hope and a false sense of belief, especially when a project has turned on its head and the cop out is" well it must have happened for the best" ..  

Everything that happens happens as a result of a choice one has made, either consciously or unconsciously ... Once the heart and mind are in sync success is inevitable....