Why Do Philosophers Argue About Nothing?

Imagine you're sitting in a room with your best friend, and you look at the table in front of you. You both say, 'That’s a table.' But then you argue for an hour about what makes it a table, is it just its shape? What if we change one leg? Does it still count as a table? Philosophers sometimes do this with everyday things, and they call it philosophical debate.

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  1. You and your friend argue for an hour about whether a table with three legs is still a table.
  2. A philosopher spends a week debating whether the sun actually exists or if it's just something we believe in.
  3. Two philosophers try to prove that the sky is not blue by using only the number 7.

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