A philosopher is a person who thinks about life, the world, and the meaning of things. They try to understand how things work and what is true or right. Full definition
Or consider the explanations for religious belief proposed by evolutionary psychologists, now recognised by most philosophers of biology as involving more theoretical assumptions than empirical evidence. (faith.org.uk)
He works from the writings of philosophers who take human perception as their starting point. (religion-online.org)
Also, they do not lose status when they make these efforts in the same way as philosophers do. (religion-online.org)