Most contemporary philosophers are conservative and eager to keep their jobs.

From a historical viewpoint, religion is just a kind of superstition, and from a political viewpoint it is a tool of social control.

The fact is that all the important political philosophers and scientists from the great Aristotle on, with the exception of those of the French Enlightenment and Mill, have sided with the powers that be.

All genuine philosophy transcends national boundaries. Patriotic philosophies are just nationalist ideologies.

Under theocracies and other authoritarian regimes, the rulers are the moral authorities. Under genuine democracy some basic values are entrenched in the legal system, which is expected to be under democratic vigilance, and others are left to the person or the group, which ideally debate moral problems in a rational, free and cooperative manner.

In any event, I don't believe in instant philosophy, because interesting problems take a long time to understand and work out. Just think of the problems of truth and justice.

I believe that modern science supports free will, in showing that the brain can act spontaneously, not only in response to external stimuli.