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Sounds like a waste of time (lemmy.world)
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[–] TheTechnician27 35 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (13 children)

Eh, I dunno, I think philosophy can be pretty cool.

  • Logic and epistemology give us the tools to create proofs and algorithms, and it's basically the foundation of modern mathematics.
  • Having the tools to communicate and understand concepts in ethics makes society more secular (because ethics aren't just handed down from on high) and hopefully more humane.
  • Metaphysics I feel again moves us more toward secularism because it gives us ways to reason about the universe other than just "some big powerful boi did it (and he conveniently thinks you should give me money)".
[–] yesman 3 points 1 week ago

Logic and epistemology give us the tools to create proofs and algorithms, and it’s basically the foundation of modern mathematics.

Not that I disagree, but logic and mathematics have a rocky relationship. We thought we could marry them forever with set theory, but when they asked if anyone objected, Bertrand Russel stood up.

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