Frauds
Homeopaths?
should be already be settled
How do you know?
subject matter experts who are just wrong..
Again, that needs some epistemology. If experts disagree, then some if them are wrong. That is the only straightforward case. Otherwise, if you think someone somewhere is wrong about something specific, you need to say why...and how come you know better.
options that occur earlier on are given more weight.
I can't see how that is any kind of objection to two stage theories. They state that some sort of option generation occurs, that some sort of weighting occurs , and that some sort of selection occurs. These are black boxes, and you are free to fill in the details to match empirical data.
problems with Kane
You have been seeking to argue that the FW is a settled question, the answer to which is that it doesn't exist. The fact that Kane has his critics does not i.mply that, since everyone has their critics, and since his critics have their critics. FW is a live issue with arguments on both sides.
theology
You know as well as I do that the theological bandwagon will keep rolling for the foreseeable future because there is a sociological demand for it, because there are are individuals and organisations willing to sponsor it.
Likewise, French speaking society demands an endless supply of fashionable obscurantusts...CP isn't going away any time soon.either.
But......aside from those sideshows, your DO have a form of philosophy that is orientated toward's rigour, clarity and scientific naturalism.
So maybe the glass is half full.
Frauds
Homeopaths?
Again context matters, and it might help if you reread the context of what you are replying to. I gave the homeopaths example as one of a list where expertise is not in general reliable. That can occur for a variety of reasons. That doesn't say that philosophers are frauds in any way shape or form. For that matter, I'm not even sure I'd label homeopaths frauds to start with- many of them are quite sincere.
...Again, that needs some epistemology. If experts disagree, then some if them are wrong. That is the only straightforward case. O
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.