(October 10, 2013 at 6:08 pm)Ryantology Wrote: I was being kind of silly, though it leaves a bad taste in my mouth when philosophy is put forth as a means to knowledge on the same level as science. Also, every time you say the word 'epistemology', a jstrodel gets his wings.
I was not being silly about theology, though. Theology is one of the least useful enterprises humans have ever invented.
I understand. I just get frustrated sometimes at the disrespect shown towards philosophy here when people don't realize they use it all of the time. Every time someone takes a moral or political stance, they are using philosophy.
And yes, theology is mostly bullshit.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
