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iiioiia t1_iudjj3w wrote

Reply to comment by JustAPerspective in Even if they never get it right, philosophers should at least aim at getting it right because getting it right can be important. by thenousman

>So the difference is that you set lower standards for aspiring philosophers than for aspiring physicists, and the problem is somehow with the field?

Physics is known to be deterministic, metaphysics seems to be otherwise. So, different approaches may be appropriate.

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JustAPerspective t1_iue2ale wrote

Differing approaches are fine; differing levels of credibility ought to have actual, articulable reasons beyond " I am just going with what is widely accepted in acedemia." - because academics makes mistakes too.

Obedience does not bring victory, & calibraka may want to understand that before echoing what they were told without reflecting on whether it was accurate, perhaps?

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iiioiia t1_iue4ne4 wrote

> Differing approaches are fine;

Opinions vary, and strongly!

>... differing levels of credibility ought to have actual, articulable reasons beyond " I am just going with what is widely accepted in acedemia." - because academics makes mistakes too.

Many do, but aren't widely distributed. And that which is not known has a way of appearing to not exist.

> Obedience does not bring victory, & calibraka may want to understand that before echoing what they were told without reflecting on whether it was accurate, perhaps?

Shall we ask of others that which we cannot do ourselves?

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