Our server costs ~$56 per month to run. Please consider donating or becoming a Patron to help keep the site running. Help us gain new members by following us on Twitter and liking our page on Facebook!
Current time: July 29, 2025, 12:49 am
Atheist Forums › Community › Philosophy v
[Serious] Generally speaking, is philosophy a worthwhile subject of study?

Poll: Generally speaking, is philosophy a worthwhile subject of study?
This poll is closed.
Yes
50.00%
 9 50.00%
No
27.78%
 5 27.78%
Neither
0%
 0 0%
Both
22.22%
 4 22.22%
Total 18 vote(s) 100%
* You voted for this item. [Show Results]

Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Thread Modes
[Serious] Generally speaking, is philosophy a worthwhile subject of study?
LadyForCamus Offline
Retired Staff
*****
Religious Views: Atheist
Posts: 9915
Threads: 53
Joined: November 27, 2015
Reputation: 92
#147
RE: Generally speaking, is philosophy a worthwhile subject of study?
February 23, 2022 at 1:08 am
(February 22, 2022 at 11:18 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: What's funny to me, in Bill and Ted's surprising profundity, my interest in philosopy was born the first moment I heard "Dust in the Wind" by Kansas playing on the school bus radio. How can one bear the fact of one's own appartent insignificance?

To some people that question seems more salient. YMMV

Funny thing; that song has always brought tears to my eyes and I laugh at myself, because  it still brings tears to my eyes even after Will Ferrell’s ridiculous performance in Old School. 😂
Nay_Sayer: “Nothing is impossible if you dream big enough, or in this case, nothing is impossible if you use a barrel of KY Jelly and a miniature horse.”

Wiser words were never spoken. 
Find
Reply


Atheist Forums › Community › Philosophy v
[Serious] Generally speaking, is philosophy a worthwhile subject of study?

Messages In This Thread
RE: Generally speaking, is philosophy a worthwhile subject of study? - by LadyForCamus - February 23, 2022 at 1:08 am

Possibly Related Threads...
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
  Philosophy Versus Science Alan V 42 1100 July 23, 2025 at 6:48 am
Last Post: Alan V
  How worthless is Philosophy? vulcanlogician 127 18076 May 20, 2024 at 12:19 pm
Last Post: The Grand Nudger
  Philosophy Recommendations Harry Haller 21 4417 January 5, 2024 at 10:58 am
Last Post: HappySkeptic
  The Philosophy Of Stupidity. disobey 51 7901 July 27, 2023 at 3:02 am
Last Post: Carl Hickey
  Hippie philosophy Fake Messiah 19 3014 January 21, 2023 at 1:56 pm
Last Post: Angrboda
  My philosophy about Religion SuicideCommando01 18 4393 April 5, 2020 at 9:52 pm
Last Post: SuicideCommando01
  High level philosophy robvalue 46 8091 November 1, 2018 at 10:44 pm
Last Post: DLJ
  Why I'm here: a Muslim. My Philosophy in life. What is yours;Muslim? WinterHold 43 11841 May 27, 2018 at 12:20 am
Last Post: The Grand Nudger
  The Philosophy of Mind: Zombies, "radical emergence" and evidence of non-experiential Edwardo Piet 82 17927 April 29, 2018 at 1:57 am
Last Post: bennyboy
  Revolution in Philosophy? Jehanne 11 3152 April 4, 2018 at 9:01 am
Last Post: Jehanne



Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)