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> observing nature always trumps anything philosophy will ever invent on its own You do realise that modern science (natural philosophy) rose out of philosophy

• sebringj 10y ago
  Yes, absolutely. As an extreme example, we also started from lower versions of apes as well but we keep progressing and refining. To quote Marvin Minsky, "We stand on the shoulders of giants, but we should also know when to get off." when he was referring to philosophy in particular.