Funny, that's the exact reason I hate philosophy. And I say this as someone with a BA in it. I thought of it initially as a useful way to model the abstract, t

Funny, that's the exact reason I hate philosophy. And I say this as someone with a BA in it. I thought of it initially as a useful way to model the abstract, the hypothetical, and the integrity our own ideas and perceptions. But so many philosophers tried to use their arguments to prove things about the world. Like a less powerful form of economics, which itself is based on the "if we model X this way, Y" mindset. I like your conceptualization of philosophy as art. I'll probably to refer to it that way hereon.