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There are clearly dominant opinions. It just that those who know this don't often become philosophers, they become scientists. Because it's quite pointless to s
by Retra 11y ago
There are clearly dominant opinions. It just that those who know this don't often become philosophers, they become scientists. Because it's quite pointless to spend one's career beating dead horses.
- p1esk 11y agoThere are deep questions that science can't answer. The only "clearly dominating opinion" about them is "we don't know". To some, thinking about those questions is "beating dead horses", others become philosophers.
- Retra 11y agoWhat do you mean by 'deep' questions? The existence of mystery is wholly dependent upon ignorance. So I'm curious why you think there's anything deeper than ignorance at work there.