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I think philosophers get a bit annoyed about this because they've spent literal years and years thinking about something that might be quite esoteric/tricky, an
by missingrib 4y ago
I think philosophers get a bit annoyed about this because they've spent literal years and years thinking about something that might be quite esoteric/tricky, and then someone comes along and just assumes the answer as if there hasn't been decades of discourse about this exact thing.
The subtext in your comment is that everyone does philosophy all the time, and there's no difference between professional and amateur philosophers.
- jdthedisciple 4y ago> then someone comes along and just assumes the answer as if there hasn't been decades of discourse about this exact thing. I'd think that would present itself as a rather pleasant opportunity for any bypassing philosopher to stop and teach them about the "decades of discourse" on it rather than being annoyed?
- danielvaughn 4y agoYeah that’s what I’ve seen before from chemists, biologists, geologists, physicists, etc. They’re excited, not irritated, to share their knowledge with the public.
- missingrib 4y agoNobody does this stuff to those kinds of scientists.