Panel Discussion-

Brian Birch, Blake Ostler, and James Faulconer


Blake Ostler- Philosophical traditions and histories are not my specialty. Not that I have a specialty, but I'm good at some stuff and philosophy is more often than not over my head. It often becomes so abstract that I could care less. I like to think about stuff so I do consider myself a philosopher. Anymore than that and I tend to get lost.

He prescribes a fascinating use for philosophy. He encourages us to "be careful", meaning to take special care with how we speak to each other. Philosophy is merely an opportunity to approach each others most strongest arguments, while asking, what is it that has inspired this individual to dedicate their whole life to this line of thinking?

James Faulconer Philosophy vs. Religion (my words).


Brian Birch- Blah blah blah. Can't get into this. It lacks feeling and weight for me. Some people may get off on this, but it's seems unnecessarily complicated.

Ok...the Q&A portion is extremely good. I really enjoy thinking and analyzing and engaging in any thought experiment. Critical analysis is wonderful, but I think philosophers can take it a bit too far, and it then becomes an exercise in tedious fancy pants nonsense. LOL