You may not think that the subjects mentioned sound very tasty but we are all heavily "into" these subjects whether we realize it or not.  We are all trying to figure out what is real (metaphysics) and there are plenty of people in line to offer alternatives.  We wonder (secretly perhaps) if we can know what is real and how we can know for sure if it is real (epistemology).  These are not just the subjects of philosophers.  Our answers in the discussions of these subjects form our world view and lead to decisions which determine behavior!  This stuff is on the news every night and every commercial, one way or another, uses our bent to "know" to their advantage.  Every person is a philosopher, even if we don't know the terms.  Pilate was no dummy.  The subject of truth was not foreign to him.  He had the writings and musings of the Greek and Roman schools of thought at his fingertips.  He was in the center of the Hebrew world at the time of the Passover.  He was literate and the Light was in his presence.  Whether his response to Jesus was a statement or a question is a bit uncertain to me.  Either way, the result was the same, Pilate walked away from the Truth.  If it was a statement he was scoffing and implying that truth could not be known.  If he was asking, he didn't want to know the answer.  He actually thought he was the one who was the judge in this case when the Judge of all the earth was standing before him.  In refusing to think with Jesus about what life was about and how to live it, he actually brought judgment upon himself.  Many since have done the same.  Do you know what is real?  Are you living in light of that truth?  How do you know that what/who you are living for is the "real deal?"