Some Basics Covered - Empirical Method

my definition of Empiricism is truth that is observable, testable, and verifiable.
Unfortunately this is not a dictionary meaning and with semantics that can be twisted around...

As a Philosophy Empiricism has become a choice and method of viewing the world. A philosophy along side Metaphysics ("how many angels can dance at the head of a needle") and epistemology (looking at knowledge as an existential or meta-manner and going all twisted with semantics).

Some basics
Empiricism - Fathered by Aristotle with his famous "Tabula Rasa". Very philosophical.
Pragmatism - the 18th Century version of Empiricism, getting closer and quite simple.
Empiricism - Empiricism again Francis Bacon, John Locke, and David Hume
Rationalism and Empirical Method - No Philosophy and Meta-Philosophy it jus is. Annoying "Pilosopos" implying all Empiricism is Philosophical, Eto - Empirical Method is not a Philosophy. Nako

There is a tendency for people to use Metaphysics, a REALLY REALLY, bad habit from the religion, in place of Empirical Methodology. Particularly, just because they can't stand not knowing, as if knowing will make the situation better?

Substituting Faulty information for No-information is WORSE, as it compiles a number of variables (in the forms of assumptions) in a situation and complicates the problem even more when you are dealing with multiple points of views since they may not have the same meaning.

Nature and Second nature. It is nature for man to just shit when he feels like it, it is second nature for him to shit in where it is appropriate. It is the same with monogamy vs polygamy. This can also be applied to our own reasoning. Just because we grew up with all these assumption we cannot identify where from do we have to accept it. It is second nature to question our knowledge and verify it over and over again when our perception of the world dramatically changes as we grow.

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