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>BTFOs metaphysics, religion, epistemology and rationalism
Yeah, I'm thinking he's based.

>> No.16536701
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>>16536683
>Yeah, I'm thinking he's based.

>> No.16536719

fatty

>> No.16536729

>>16536683
>If it doesn't deal with quantity or empirical discoveries cast it into the fire for it must be sophistry.
I butchered the quote but you get it, pretty based. I prefer Kant though lol.

>> No.16537147

>>16536729
That's retarded.

>> No.16537169

>>16536729
That’s dumb

>> No.16537176

>>16536729
Does that maxim deal with quantity or empirical knowledge?

>> No.16537256

>>16536683
>btfos induction and causality
So...how does he know anything then?

>> No.16537271

>>16537256
Custom and habit, just read Hume (pbuh)

>> No.16537467

>>16537147
>>16537169
Keep seething.
>>16537176
>“If we take in our hand any volume; of divinity or school metaphysics, for instance; let us ask, Does it contain any abstract reasoning concerning quantity or number? No. Does it contain any experimental reasoning concerning matter of fact and existence? No. Commit it then to the flames: for it can contain nothing but sophistry and illusion.”

>> No.16537558

>>16537467
>>“If we take in our hand any volume; of divinity or school metaphysics, for instance; let us ask, Does it contain any abstract reasoning concerning quantity or number? No. Does it contain any experimental reasoning concerning matter of fact and existence? No. Commit it then to the flames: for it can contain nothing but sophistry and illusion.”
This does not contain any abstract reasoning concerning quantity or number. This does not contain any empirical reasoning concerning matter of fact or existence. Commit to flames! For it is sophistry.

>> No.16537566

>>16536729
>t. logical positivist in 2020

>> No.16537649

>>16537558
Is the one statement a volume as in a book?

>> No.16537666

>>16536683
discount Kant

>> No.16537676

>>16537566
>Logical positivist
How I literally said I prefer Kant? I disagree but I think it's a pretty based quote.

>> No.16537765

>>16536683
>metaphysics,
>He had one so how is it supposed to follow. Did he btfo himself?.
>religion,
He btfo atheists if anything.
>epistemology
Once again, did he btfo himself?
>and rationalism
At least you finally mention something he did write against. But he failed and rationalism is strong.