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ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
Philosophy is often more like looking for things that can’t be seen with a flashlight but must logically exist.
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ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
Philosophy is often more like looking for things that can’t be seen with a flashlight but must logically exist.
Donkter@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Philosophy is determining that there is, probably, a cat in the room. And science is using a flashlight to find it.
Drewelite@lemmynsfw.com 4 months ago
Sci-fi is a little more about theorizing science before it gets there. I feel like philosophy is more like: “Why are we looking for the cat?”
It ascribes meaning to the actions that science makes possible. I can find that cat if I use science. But why do I want the cat and what will I do once I have it?
ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
But sometimes philosophy is also like not knowing that flashlights exist and looking for a cat in the dark, sadly.