
Originally Posted by
Renwein
This article is a travesty. Hume was merely speculating on a general trend based on the emperical evidence availible to him (the state of the entire continent). You, on the other hand, are countering with specific cherry picked examples (a professor of philosophy here, a schoolmaster there). The value of empericism is in detecting the general trend, not finding anomalies and generalising from them. Today’s emperical evidence on IQ for instance backs Hume’s speculations. If you are familiar with this literature (such as the Bell Curve etc)(which you show no sign of being), you should mention and attempt to refute it (either with your own reason or the work of others such as James Flynn). Instead, you commit the sin (arguing the biased viewpoint of your time) philosophy is supposed to overcome, based on a few examples (the mistake empericim overcomes). Hume was philosophizing, you are merely in bondage to your prejudices, not vice versa.
In my eyes therefore this post is like a parody of your entire website, you are a laughing stock, and you should forsake your MD.
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