Xref: utzoo news.groups:2284 comp.cog-eng:397 comp.ai:1237 sci.misc:755 sci.research:307 Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ucbvax!husc6!ut-sally!turpin From: turpin@ut-sally.UUCP (Russell Turpin) Newsgroups: news.groups,comp.cog-eng,comp.ai,sci.misc,sci.research Subject: Philosophy is a futile game... Summary: ...says this philosopher. Keywords: Cognitive Science newsgroup Message-ID: <10199@ut-sally.UUCP> Date: 24 Jan 88 22:00:51 GMT References: <1416@uhccux.UUCP> <4215@utai.UUCP> <20@chemstor.UUCP> Organization: U. Texas CS Dept., Austin, Texas Lines: 11 In article <20@chemstor.UUCP>, bob@chemstor.UUCP (Robert Weigel) writes: > Just another biannual reminder that philosophy is a futile game. It > engages itself in a battle, yet leaves behind the tools needed to win it. > I ask again, who is more foolish? Him that claims to know truth, or he that > scoffs prejudiciously,....yet searches for it! And thus Mr. Weigel engages in a not very original bit of philosophy. Russell