... the question of consciousness is too huge, too in-front-of-us to be fibbed off with small, quarter-done answers.
The issue is too bold and too urgent for shy approaches. (And beware: consciousness is too optimistic, too vibrant, too dynamic to bear depressing answers! Just like quite a few other issues concerning philosophy's subject: our lives. Nietzsche, genius in this respect, was as right here as a false prophet can be: it must be a joyous knowledge!)
So if you're a philosopher, the crowds are at your door. You're job is to give them answers.
And they don't care if you make a fool of yourself in the process, or if someone will spot a weak point in what you offer - you're job is to give them something; something to go by and not muse by.
People demand answers - and now!
(Or shall we send them to the guys next door? http://www.warszawska.info/srodmiescie/krakowskie-przedmiescie/historia/krakowskie-palac-staszica.jpg)
PS Because it's as much about thinking as about betting. Philosophy is.
