American is a language littered or blessed, phrasing depends on which way you sway, with separate and unequal word origins. Philosophy is transliterated from the Greek words philo and sophia- respectively love and wisdom. There are philosophers and theologians who do not get along, but there is also a history of philosopher theologians. Recall Saint Augustine, Saint Aquinas, and Saint Anselm. I am an amateur philosopher and theologian. They are not mutually exclusive. In fact, they go hand in hand if you believe in objective truth (the only kind).
God tells us both to fear him, and to love him.
The fear of the lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. (Proverbs 9:10)
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. (Deuteronomy 6:5)
Atheists attack the bible for what they see to be inherent inconsistencies. This is a misunderstanding. The more we learn about God, the more we understand. Though you and I are both humans we hold distinct perspectives. How we interact with texts vary- regarding fluency in getting through them as well as our comprehension thereof. Reading these two verses does not lend to an automatic apprehension of God's will. Hence the failure of the Protestant dogma Sola Scriptura. Letting the verses play around in our minds, while we pray and consult orthodox teachings, can give us the time needed to engrave these commands upon our gray matter. To quote Del Tha Funkee Homosapien
one day it may matter.
Fear and love, in these contexts, denote the same human action. The human action that Christ summates the whole of the law with. Submission. If we fear the lord, we try to keep his commandments. If we love the lord, we try to keep his commandments. His word is bond, and we are the bondservants. He calls us to will his will above our own. He calls us to submit. After submitting to him, we submit ourselves to the wills of one another. In this we find our humanity, our oneness. We are equal in that all of creation is beneath the transcendent creator. This is what it means to be an Orthodox Christian.