In other words, I don't think Kepler meticulously charted the stars so one day people could play Angry Birds on the toilet.
People who bash philosophy because it isn't "useful" and hold up science because it gave us the iPhone don't understand why we do either.
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Yes but without Angry Birds, can humankind hope to find meaning in pure curiosity?
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@existentialcoms Feynman said "physics is like sex: it gives practical results but that's not why we do it". (Citation needed)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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you can't do science without an epistemology, i.e. w/o phil
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how could I live without your tweets for so long?
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when u say science: is it different from technology or when you say science: you mean probable knowledge?
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well said
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Or even how.
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I think it would be good to look at specific philosophical problems / pursuits and consider arguments for usefulness.
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