This paper is an excellent example of why thousands of years of philosophy produced little, but just a few lifetimes of application of the rules of science created the modern world.
All the philosophical commentaries on the cell to baby issue went nowhere, to use an example from the paper. But some embryology and the advent of DNA research has made possible an answer to such questions.
Mind alone produces only philosophy - a mind using the scientific method is capable of adding to the accreted total of knowledge. That has made the modern world.
Summary: Philosophers talk. Scientists experiment.
"Summary: Philosophers talk. Scientists experiment."
Good line, and I'll add to that logical line of thought.
"Summary: Philosophers talk. Scientists experiment. Engineers design and build."
Still, I kinda like philosophy 'cuz you don't need any expensive equipment to play.
Each and every one of the eminent, world-class scientists cited in this article was also a world-class philosopher, consciously or unconsciously."
__Uh-uh. Theoretical assertions do not constitute "doing philosophy."
Science has been unable to convincingly explain philosophy.