Yes, that's exactly it. In science, rationalism (Descartes, Leibniz) has been much more fruitful than empiricism (Locke, Hobbes, Hume...) It's really strange wh

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.