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Philosophy is Useless

Jack Lawrence

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[0:00]So Camus said that the struggle itself is enough to fill a man's heart, and Isn't philosophy kind of useless though? I'm sorry? I just think it's a waste of time. Pontificating about the world, just what's the point? Why do you think it's a waste of time? Because you can't do anything with it, unlike other subjects like maths or science or engineering. So you think that something's only valuable if it's useful? Well, yeah. That's an interesting philosophy. Thank you. Wait, no, I don't have a So you're a pragmatist. I respect that. No, look, that doesn't count. What do you mean? What I'm trying to say is you can have a philosophy, that's fine, but talking about philosophy, studying philosophy, that's a waste of time. Right, so you think that philosophy is best acted out? Exactly. Actions speak louder than words. Yes, thank you. Hypothetically, if someone were to be acting incorrectly, do you think it would be worth talking to them about it? I mean, yeah, I guess. Like if someone were doing something useless, do you think it would be worth telling them? Yeah, like I told you, that philosophy is useless. Right, because you know that talking about the world and thinking about it is a useful thing to do. Right. Wait.

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