"but anything which defies empiricism almost by definition can't have any impact on the material world." Hah. Like religion? Like philosophy? The non-empirical

"but anything which defies empiricism almost by definition can't have any impact on the material world." Hah. Like religion? Like philosophy? The non-empirical world does and always has had a bigger impact on the material world than anything else. Science itself--the methodology as a concept--is a non-empirical metaphysics that draws conclusions about truth concepts. I think I only come to HN so I can feel smug when 20 year old millionaire entrepreneurs (this is my imagination talking) say dumb shit. Yes, the tech sector is destroying the world and making millions while I slog away in some underpaid ivory tower... but at least I know the first thing about science! (This is what I tell myself to avoid crying)