>All you’re saying is that these are abstractions. Do abstractions exist? That’s a philosophical question about what it means to exist.

Yeah. You want to see some of other retarded things that fall under the field of philosophy? Here's a list:

1. Milesian School of Thought:
This philosophy is a school of thought founded by Greek Milesians in the sixth century BC. The Milesian school of thought believes that everything in the world is composed of water. While the Milesians were some of the first thinkers to attribute a naturalistic view to phenomena as opposed to creating theological explanations like their ancestors, this philosophy is not scientifically supported.

2. Animism:
Animism is the belief that everything in the world has a soul, biotic and abiotic things alike. Animism in itself is not a religion, but rather a polytheistic religious philosophy. Animism was made popular by Native Americans, and is common in cultures whose society is not built upon mathematics and science.

3. Cosmicism:
Cosmicism is a literary philosophy developed by horror writer H.P. Lovecraft. Cosmicism emerged out of Lovecraft’s cult genre books, and was soon popularized in the nineteenth century. Cosmicism states that there is a lack of a divine presence in the universe, and that humans are insignificant in the grand scheme of intergalactic existence.

4. Defeatism:
Defeatism is the philosophical equivalent of the psychological attitude of pessimism. Defeatism is defined as the acceptance of defeat without struggle, or more commonly known as giving up. The concept of Defeatism is predominant in politics, as well as military history.

5. Antiscience:
Antiscience is the philosophical position that rejects science and the scientific method. Antiscientists do not believe in science as an objective method that can create universal knowledge. Antiscientists are far more attracted to the idea of subjectivity.

Just ask the question "Do abstractions exist?" and put it in number 6.

>I mean, yes? If you define gloop that way, then obviously it is at least as fundamental as science is. Good luck finding others who are as interested as you are in feces and science.

This is what you don't get. Gloop and philosophy are the same concept. Some things in philosophy matter but the word encompasses a bunch of bullshit that doesn't matter (see above). This arbitrary grouping is what prevents gloop AND philosophy from ever being fundamental.

>More hypocrisy. People are apparently “participating” in a word game but not “playing” said word game. Yet you simply won’t admit that you were wrong. Your ego completely blocks that possibility out.

Playing means willful participation participation alone does not imply willful participation. The only ego you're describing is your own.

>Projection at its finest. Tell me, how aware are you of your lack of self-awareness?

Please. Paradoxes are the domain of logic. No need to place it under philosophy.

>Or perhaps a less loaded question: how did you come to the conclusion that you’re oh-so-rational? That’s epistemology, by the way. We both know you’re smug as hell, but the reasons why are not currently explainable by science, so to epistemology we turn.

Honestly epistemology is the most BS school of thought, Not to far from Milesians. It tries to unionize logic with biased human concepts like "belief."