philosophy and U

People who have barely finished high school should not be allowed to discuss topic like sentience. In fact they shouldn't be allowed to discuss anything. Philosophy, like masturbation, is fine as long as you do it in private, but you may not do it in public unless you're at a rock concert.

Life is about having fun while you're young, getting an education, finding someone who you want to spend the rest of your life with, having children and being successful at whatever you do, and then if you're lucky, dying with dignity before senility claims you.

Your life won't be enriched if you read Kierkegaard, are able to define qualia, or tell the difference between neutral monism and functionalism. Here's some advice from someone who figured things out too late: philosophy is bullshit. Essentially it all comes down to word-play. Spin a few words around and you can argue any point in a largely irrefutable manner.

This is, I realise, a waste of my time.