Philosophy Versus Science

[Sheldon]

People vote with their feet.  

Yeah, I don't want to say that popularity equals quality. 

However, I am likely wrong about this point.  People enjoy an expanded menu of experiences, but don't necessarily abandon the old.  It's difficult to say without more information.

The philosophy of art is a fascinating field, with a rich history. The answers to the questions I asked you will be very different if you listen to Aristotle, Michelangelo, Lessing, Joshua Reynolds, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, or Andre Breton. But these are not questions that can be addressed through scientific means.

Nor can one's favourite colour of course, perhaps for the same reason. 

Using a method that is designed to remove as much subjective bias as possible, in order to best objectively understand reality, to measure the "veracity" of subjective opinions is rather pointless. Like using a fine antique fountain pen to play darts, then complaining it's not suitable.