Re:First, Let's Shoot All the Philosophers
by mikeryan on Sunday July 24, 2011 @11:48AM
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Philosophy doesn't answer the question, it teaches you which questions to ask.
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"Computers are useless. They can only give you answers." -Picasso
First time I saw that quotation, I thought it showed an amusing lack of understanding. Now I see the point; we need to know what questions need asking before we can begin to build anything of value in response.
It is so ambiguous that it each person can interpret it in a different way and it looks so deep and thoughtful. Coming from Picasso I would imagine he may have been thinking "...They can only give you answers, but no create beautiful things"