Often those whose expertise are in a particular scientific domain are hopeless when it comes to basic philosophical reasoning. This has been on display by the likes of Stephen Hawking, Richard Dawkins, Lawrence Krauss, Jerry Coyne, etc., and their musings on philosophy and religion.
Thought I'd share this particularly relevant quote from the Australian philosopher of mathematics, James Franklin.
On the other side, mathematicians typically talk garbage
when they're asked philosophical questions. The New Zealand philosopher,
Alan Musgrave, said in this connection, "fish are good at swimming, but
poor at hydrodynamics", and that exactly describes mathematicians who
dabble a bit in philosophy in their spare time.
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