Philosophy is what keeps Neil DeGrasse Tyson from convincing everyone that the meaning of life is calculus. That's the real reason he doesn't like it.
Philosophy is important because without it we'd have to leave it up to scientists to figure out the meaning of life, and it would probably end up being a bunch of nerd shit.
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Science is nihilistic, it can't provide you with meaning of life but can wake you up from slumber and make you see that there's none.
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As a scientist I am glad we dodged that question
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No, it's actually 42 :-)
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Scientist can not, nor attempt to, figure the meaning of anything out. You're probably thinking theologists.
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I see you've heard about Stephen Pinker's new book.
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Anyone calling philosophers nerds haven’t heard about old man Socrates drinking everyone under the table.
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