Religion teaches us about absolutes, based on the concept of God; all knowing. Whether one attributes, nature to God, or not, science assumes this foundation; there is an answer, and therefore there are absolutes in nature; follow the laws of science. Philosophy is the bridge between these two sources of dogma, and tries to reason things through, to make sure the claims of absolutes in both science and religion, are not just dogma, using mass religious appeal to define their absolutes. This shows up as the claim as being beyond question, with any criticism being blaspheme; common in science forums. Absolutes are not houses of cards that have to be sheltered from any breeze. They are sturdy and can weather any storm or debate. Philosophy tries to look at the conceptual foundation and framework, to make sure these follow logic building codes and to make sure the house is not built on swamp land or floating in the air. One can build a mansion on swamp land. Everyone can then marvel at the mansion, never knowing it is about to sink. Philosophy is like a building inspector making sure certain building codes are used to make a secure house. Sometimes you can't add another floor to the house, without major foundation changes. The philosophy will inspect for this before issuing a building permit. But like in city building you can buy permits and inspectors to grandfather in old buildings.