Re: Question: Philosophy of Science - is it Relevant?

Wirt Atmar wrote: "if all of the philosophers of science had never existed,
nothing of any consequence in
the history of evolutionary biology, or any other science for that matter,
would have changed a whit."

Nice thought experiment. Let's start with Aristotle. No codified system of
rational thought to become synthesised with Christianity that needed a new
physics to fix its ailing calendar to give rise to all the modern sciences.
And in such a world The Git's brain would no longer have to hurt from
thinking difficult thoughts. Great idea! When can we arrange it? :-)

Jonathan Sturm
The world's most Pompous Git according to Google

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