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This discussion is like rationality vs empiricism in action.

• cousin_it 10y ago
  Yes, that's exactly it. In science, rationalism (Descartes, Leibniz) has been much more fruitful than empiricism (Locke, Hobbes, Hume...) It's really strange when you think about it. The guys who trusted in divine order ended up discovering tons of things, while Francis Bacon, the father of empiricism and the modern "scientific method", didn't discover anything. That's a big part of the reason why I identify as a rationalist.
  • vardump 10y ago
    Yet neither would be anywhere without the other.