Comment by ludston
2 years ago
Yes probably. The only real difference between an opinion and a philosophy are the number of people that believe it.
2 years ago
Yes probably. The only real difference between an opinion and a philosophy are the number of people that believe it.
You can only have this take if you know absolutely nothing about philosophy.
Ad hominem and an argument from authority in one breath. Or to summarize: Irrelevant.
Right, what about "formal theory"? Let's say number theory? That's a concept independent of belief. And that's the difference I'm getting at here.
Formal theories are not independent of belief at all! They are based upon axioms, which are the beliefs that must be true in order for the formal theory to be useful.
I agree. But then what is the difference between religion and an axiom? Both are beliefs. Are you saying there is no difference? Maybe technically there is no difference. But clearly from the practical perspective there's a huge mutually exclusive difference.
We should not merge GOF design patterns and SOLID or any other made up "software religion" with a formal theory.
That's what I mean by "belief"
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