Empirical or not empirical, that is the question...don't argue by their standards...

“…consider an argument with an empiricist . The empiricist will only want to accept arguments that are based on empirical observation. Recall, his standard is that “all knowledge is based on observation.” But this standard is self-defeating; if all knowledge is based on observation, then we could never that “all knowledge is based on observation”, since this has not been observed. The empiricist couldn’t really know anything at all by such thinking since his standard (by which he tests other things) is uncertain. Therefore, if we accept his self-defeating standard, we, too, will be in the position of not being able to know anything. We will have become like him.” – Dr. James Lisle, Astrophysicist

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