Why are things beautiful?

[Piggy]

!Kaggen: I don't even know where to begin with that mare's nest. And I'm sure nothing I say would make one bit of difference to you anyway. Oh well.

 

[!Kaggen]

This is exactly the kind of thinking I referred to in this post.
"Platonism by denial" or "Scientism"
Basically just another religious movement of people who are ignorant of how the scientific method works. What bugs me is that the priests in the churches like it this way as it is easier without public dissent. Keep them ignorant of the process and give them "the facts". You will find this technique is common throughout history in every organized religious movement.

It used to be philosophers would sit around and discuss something like how many teeth a horse should have. They thought you should be able to logically come up with the right number. In truth you could but you have to look at the genome and understand it better than we do now. Philosophy tells you nothing about the world.

Your list of things to ignore is getting bigger.

1. the scientific method.
2. the history of philosophy
3. philosophy

 

[Dogdoctor]

Your list of things to ignore is getting bigger.

1. the scientific method.
2. the history of philosophy
3. philosophy

I haven't ignored any of that.

 

[!Kaggen]

!Kaggen: I don't even know where to begin with that mare's nest. And I'm sure nothing I say would make one bit of difference to you anyway. Oh well.

nothing I say would make one bit of difference to you anyway

Hypothesis incorrect.
I also try to sit on my porch more and enjoy the "vibe"
Hmm, I wonder why certain moments have a certain "vibe" ?

 

[Piggy]

Hmm, I wonder why certain moments have a certain "vibe" ?

If there were a general understanding of what the experience of feeling the vibe meant, that too would be a question amenable to scientific exploration.