Yeah my words were too strong, I’ll own that. I didn’t mean to come across so aggressive.
Another way to phrase it: if someone were to follow a thought experiment in a another subject like biology or geology, the response from the educated community would be different. I’ve seen it on here before. The response is something akin to “hey yep that’s an interesting thought. It’s been done before, here are some links if you’re interested in reading further”.
I just tend to see a very different (much more critical) response from people in philosophy, often with overtones of condescension and smugness. Not saying OP was guilty of that, just that I mistakenly responded as if they did.
Another way to phrase it: if someone were to follow a thought experiment in a another subject like biology or geology, the response from the educated community would be different. I’ve seen it on here before. The response is something akin to “hey yep that’s an interesting thought. It’s been done before, here are some links if you’re interested in reading further”.
I just tend to see a very different (much more critical) response from people in philosophy, often with overtones of condescension and smugness. Not saying OP was guilty of that, just that I mistakenly responded as if they did.