Why shouldn't I talk to the philosopher, who does know what I am talking about?
there's nothing approximating it
Is that a fact?
No. It isn't.
I trained as a physicist before becoming interested in philosophy. I think you can approximate FW using physics. So I am already a cointerexample.
But that's only part of the problem. You think it's OK to have an opinion on questions you don't really understand, and that your imaginary physicist would think it is too. Many real physicists would refuse yourge answer, and the rest would give the kind of bad answer your imaginary physicist would give...bad because it is premature and not based on understanding the question. Bad rationality because good rationalits don't need the comfort factor of a meaningless, catechistic answer to a question they never understood.
Philosophy is only doing badly in a meaningful sense if someone else is doing better AT THE SAME PROBLEMS.
All LWs critics of philosophy are able to do is substitute worse philosophy...
Some philosophers don't recognise ill posed questions...some non philosophers don't either. What does that, In the absence of an qualitative data, add up to?
Why shouldn't I talk to the philosopher, who does know what I am talking about?
I'm not completely sure what your question is here, but it sounds like it may be begging.
there's nothing approximating it
Is that a fact
Yes. There's no indication in the laws of physics or of biology of anything that resembles a genuine choice. If you think otherwise, show it.
I trained as a physicist before becoming interested in philosophy. I think you can approximate FW using physics. So I am already a cointerexample.
I'm not sure what you think you are being a ...
Why Talk to Philosophers? Part I. by philosopher of science Wayne Myrvold.
See also Sean Carroll's own blog entry, Physicists Should Stop Saying Silly Things about Philosophy.
Sean classifies the disparaging comments physicists make about philosophy as follows: "Roughly speaking, physicists tend to have three different kinds of lazy critiques of philosophy: one that is totally dopey, one that is frustratingly annoying, and one that is deeply depressing". Specifically:
He counters each argument presented.
Personally, I am underwhelmed, since he does not address the point of view that philosophy is great at asking interesting questions but lousy at answering them. Typically, an interesting answer to a philosophical question requires first recasting it in a falsifiable form, so that is becomes a natural science question, be it physics, cognitive sciences, AI research or something else. This is locally known as hacking away at the edges. Philosophical questions don't have philosophical answers.