"Philosophers (and other users of logic) spend a lot of time and effort searching for and removing (or intentionally adding) ambiguity in arguments, because it can lead to incorrect conclusions and can be used to deliberately conceal bad arguments."
i was wondering why philosophers usually commit suicide.
i guess it might not be that they think too much.. and possibly was unable to come to an conclusion of sorts. no. i believe that each has probably come to conclude in his/her own way, their own answer and perspectives on different matters. it is probably then, that the reason why they may have commited suicide is 'cos regardless of how many conclusions or perspectives they have thought about to the various issues and questions in life, there exists more ambiguities than the conclusions formed.
and at the end of the day, perhaps to them, they realize the futility of it all.
and maybe that's why they write. so as to be able to lend meaning and to justify the time and effort spent in removing the ambiguity in the arguments.