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[–] 10 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

Philosophy is often more like looking for things that can't be seen with a flashlight but hypothesizing that they must exist and proving it logically.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Philosophy is determining that there is, probably, a cat in the room. And science is using a flashlight to find it.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Sci-fi is a little more about theorizing science before it gets there. I feel like philosophy is more like: "Why are we looking for the cat?"

    It ascribes meaning to the actions that science makes possible. I can find that cat if I use science. But why do I want the cat and what will I do once I have it?

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