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Anonymous01/14/26, 16:45No.16891802Empiricism vs Rationalism
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Anon01/14/26, 16:52No.16891806
Semantics is the bane of scientific discourse.
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Anon01/14/26, 17:00No.16891814
Math can be modeled anyway you want but only the way that approximates reality gives proper results. How do you model like that without observing reality
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Anon01/14/26, 18:24No.16891864
Rationalism is a meaningless category, scientifically speaking
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Anon01/14/26, 20:04No.16891920
Applying pure mathematics is rationalism and applying statistics is empiricism. Modern science and good scientists already practice the best available synthesis between rationalism and empiricism we have
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Anon01/14/26, 22:00No.16891992
Was there something you wanted to discuss? Looks like you forgot to write a post.
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Anon01/14/26, 22:46No.16892027
There's no point in arguing with an empiricist, other than for the experience.
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Anon01/14/26, 22:50No.16892033
Indeed, there's no point because you know you'll lose the argument.
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Anon01/15/26, 02:25No.16892117
Physics isn't built on empiricism unless you're a midwit. Physics uses models which are built from rationalizing axiomic laws of the universe but the laws of physics we use do not have to obey observable reality. You are just a retarded hylic.
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Anon01/15/26, 04:16No.16892147
Reading Kant should be mandatory before using this board, holy shit.
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Anon01/15/26, 05:16No.16892169
Rationalism is a retarded -ism. What do you call being rational, or adhering to the cause of reason, or logic? What is it to be rational? Is it NOT rational-ism????
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Anon01/15/26, 06:00No.16892195
Rationalism is the domain of artificial knowledge. Empiricism is the domain of experiential knowledge. Neither point towards the true state of the world, but rather the state of a specific domain
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Anon01/15/26, 13:48No.16892376
Empiricism is to the study of reality what behaviorism is to the study of the mind. It's like defining an iceberg by its tip. OP's strawman basically claims everyone has to make that error, because no one would be contemplating icebergs if someone hadn't observed at least the tip of one. Physical reality inspires the abstract laws that must underlie any conceivable universe. The mathematician is free to study any of them and can do so productively.
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Anon01/15/26, 13:57No.16892379
If I’m being rational does that make me a rationalist?My rational mind tells me I should look at something first.
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Anon01/16/26, 02:21No.16892783
Funny. Until now I thought empirical meant objective, independent of myself, absolute capital-t Truth.This thread annoys me.
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Anon01/16/26, 02:37No.16892791
empiricism is used to prove shit to the public on a higher level like epidemiology or whateverrationalism is used to keep yourself open minded and get to the truth with objectivity
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Anon01/16/26, 03:52No.16892803
>/his/ thread on /sci/
geg
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Anon01/17/26, 17:07No.16893704
>vs
Science always utilizes empiricsm and rationalism in tandem.
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Anon01/20/26, 15:27No.16895455
Kekaroo
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Anon01/22/26, 04:44No.16896478
>kant argued for synthetic a priori by saying you can learn properties of a triangle based on the nature of a triangle
this is the dumbest argument i have ever heard
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Anon01/25/26, 05:54No.16898737
Lol
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Anon01/28/26, 01:38No.16900508
china proved moving slit in bohr's favor, and this thread already demonstrates that rational thought doesn't exist because geez y'all are very hangry at the fact that truth is always relational
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Anon01/28/26, 21:30No.16900905
Both empiricism and rationalism are retarded safety blanket ideas asserting the "sum of all conceivable truths".
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Anon01/29/26, 00:21No.16900964
Seems kinda trivial to me