chewybrian wrote: ↑August 19th, 2022, 6:10 am"If it bleeds, it leads".
Funny, but I haven't even looked at the 'offends you most' topic. I do see it sitting there.
As an answer to the OP, I'm in it for the most plausible philosophy. I'm in it for truth, and not to rationalize a position that gives warm fuzzies.
I do not read philosophy to learn about the inside of a black hole, or the actions of microscopic particles
But maybe you should learn about those things to help learn about philosophy. Any philosophical stance that contradicts the things you mentioned is probably false, regardless of the happiness it might give you. That's why people invent the afterlife, to help relieve the anxiety of mortality. Funny that my conclusion gives the same comfort, which turned out to be an unexpected bonus since I wasn't looking for it. So yea, I know my physics, but only because you can't do plausible philosophy without it.
or my own free will exists (I don't doubt it)
Depends on definition. I can't fly despite my will to do so. But I make my own decisions and don't hold a (majority) stance where I'm possessed by an external entity doing what it wants instead of what I want. Most definitions of free will define it as being thus possessed, even if they don't call it that.
an admission that they have been wrong.
I've been wrong too many times to count. My favored stance has changed about as many times accordingly. The one thing I'm fairly sure of is that I still have it wrong.