You Can't Satisfy Everybody; Especially If There

No State More Extensive Than The Minimal State Can Be Justified.

The Scientists Often Have More Unfettered Imaginations Than Current Philosophers Do. Relativity Theory Came As A Complete Surprise To Philosophers, And So Did Quantum Mechanics, And So Did Other Things.

I Guess My Tendency Is To Think Essentially That The New Wrinkles Won't Do The Job If The Old Major Idea Didn't, And So You Have To Try Something Different. Then Maybe They Can All Be Combined In Some Coherent Piece.

It Goes Without Saying That Any Persons May Attempt To Unite Kindred Spirits, But, Whatever Their Hopes And Longings, None Have The Right To Impose Their Vision Of Unity Upon The Rest.

Wisdom Is Not Just Knowing Fundamental Truths, If These Are Unconnected With The Guidance Of Life Or With A Perspective On Its Meaning. If The Deep Truths Physicists Describe About The Origin And Functioning Of The Universe Have Little Practical Import And Do Not Change Our Picture Of The Meaning Of The Universe And Our Place Within It, Then Knowing Them Would Not Count As Wisdom.