Philosophy is a system of reasoning that is applied to Theology. Self correcting in that with more study and deeper reasoning prior mistakes get corrected. Like relativity correcting Newtonian laws. Einstein did that theoretically, with thought experiments. Lotsa new data. For example the considerations implied by the expanding universe (Lematre). You would say nothing new since Aristotle's day?
But we have new radiotelescopes, and even the Hubble adding data everyday.
And we are still conducting experiments to prove and refine Einstein's theories, and make them accepted as laws.
New data adds weight to one theory, and sometimes proves another to be wrong.
Philosophy and or religion have a bunch of guys sitting around refining opinions. But really, how do we know the opinion espoused today is any more valid than that of Plato, Socrates, or Pythagarus.
Where is the data?
Not long ago it was taught that God wanted those guilty of sodomy or incest stoned to death in the village square.
Today, we are taught God's love is all inclusive, sodomites are welcomed into the congregation.
There has been no new data added. No enlightening discoveries which negate the interpretations of just 300 years ago.
But the teachings change to refect prevalent attitudes of the population.
Is that correction? Or diversion?
Sometimes you can experimentally prove a philosophy wrong. We've run the experiment of Marxism, and have the 100 million corpses to prove it doesn't work.
That was some very expensive data. Hopefully this election doesn't lead America down the path of repeating that failed experiment.
You didn't use logic or reason to get into this opinion, I cannot use logic or reason to get you out of it.
You cannot over estimate the unimportance of nearly everything. John Maxwell
