It's such a shame too, because he had a personal mentor in Sagan, but didn't internalize his humanistic outlook, only the science part. Science without philosophy is mechanistic nihilism, philosophy without science is sophistry.
Science without philosophy is mechanistic nihilism
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It's such a shame too, because he had a personal mentor in Sagan, but didn't internalize his humanistic outlook, only the science part. Science without philosophy is mechanistic nihilism, philosophy without science is sophistry.
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(disclaimer: that's what :reddit-logo: "I fucking love science" techbros think they're in to, but they can't even get that right and are just LARPing as Rick Sanchez)