/lit/ - Literature

Am I the only one here that really feels in-superior to mathematicians and people with a deep understanding of general physics and quantum mechanics?

I see philosophy is a big topic on this board and although I only have a entry level, university understanding of the topic (which I mastered alright I would say, completing the course with an A), I feel that it's kind of pointless compared to “real science”. Yes, it's interesting to explore the mind and human nature and all that, but for all its theories, models, explanations and pondering, what does it really add to society as a whole? I get that some of the big ones have been really important for human history, but usually their interests went beyond philosophy, or at least they built on, and structured their theories using other subjects such as mathematics.

But, today, what good is it really to sit and think about the meaning of everything, the meaning of life, our consciousness, what's morally right, consequences of actions etc? There are actual people out there trying to scientifically find some of these answers, people who have an understanding of the universe and everything that we could only dream about, so what is the point of us sitting here trying to answer the same questions with just vaguely thinking about everything? When it all comes down to the good old cliché that is truth, we are only animals, homo sapiens. We eat and sleep, we live, and we die. Our amazing intelligence is a gift and a curse, and sitting around thinking about life and everything all day does us no good. Philosophy really is just a pointless subject for those of us not smart enough to master the real truth.

(No we should not stop teaching it in school, history is important, philosophy's history is important, moral is important, ethics are important, but education yourself solely in the subject of philosophy hoping to become some kind of genius that can think your way to the divine truth about everything and nothing is really pointless.)