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What a nice illustration of the limitations of pure empiricism.

• naasking 5y ago
  Is it though? Because it seems like the questions can only be answered with better empirical data. As the author said, the studies of this are unimpressive and the data insufficient.
  • Ericson2314 5y ago
    I am not sure there is an amount of data where these problems truely go away -- too little, this, too much, other issues. I guess I am a "theory-ladenist" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory-ladenness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory-ladenness
    • BlueTemplar 5y ago
      Who isn't, in our post-modern times ? The author, being an (anti)rationalist, is well aware of these issues : "The map is not the territory." is a popular mantra of theirs. But I guess that it's much harder to apply in practice...
      • naasking 5y ago
        Do you mean the article's author? He is of the rationalist community.