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I don't get the Missouri joke, can someone explain it? Tetronian you're clueless 21:32, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Missouri, a.k.a., the "Show Me State." Mjollnir.svgListenerXTalkerX 21:34, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
Ohhhhh, I see. Thanks LX! Tetronian you're clueless 21:36, 1 February 2010 (UTC)


I think empiricism does necessarily imply epistemological solipsism since we only experience our perception of the external world and not the external world itself. — Unsigned, by: 74.12.108.240 / talk / contribs (signed by bot) 17:58, 28 January 2013 (UTC)

Skinner does not support the tabula rasa perspective[edit]

Stop spreading this myth. Seriously. In his view, behavior was the culmination of >>>phylogenetic<<<, ontogenetic and cultural interactions. In other words, while human behavior has a greater flexibility compared to other animals, mostly because of verbal behavior, it is still determined by "innate" components. — Unsigned, by: Magicman / talk / contribs 20:30, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

This isn't a very oft-edited article, so it's unsurprising that there may be an error. Do you have any sources we could tack on? ℕoir LeSable (talk) 21:20, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

Buddha quote[edit]

First of all, great quote. However, the source on the quote contains two very important caveats which emphasize that it's a highly paraphrased/modernized quote. Could the quote's attribution be changed to "a paraphrase of The Buddha" or something? I don't think it's enough to expect that the reader assume it's a paraphrase because, apart from the last sentence, it could pass as a direct translation. Vi (talk) 08:21, 28 September 2017 (UTC)

Is empiricism self refuting?[edit]

All knowledge is gained through sense experience. We would consider that statement to be a form of knowledge(non-coincidental true justified belief) but we haven't gain that knowledge through our senses. I think this empiricism-rationalism debate is pointless considering that one is self refuting and the other is circular. Herr Doktor Enter into the rabbit hole 07:59, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

While I could argue with that statement, this is not the place for it. This is a talk page for discussing the improvement of its corresponding wiki article, not for arguments about the merits of empiricism or lack thereof. Internet forums, such as this, would be a more appropriate place for such discussions. - Linneris (talk) 13:03, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
Fine, just tell me if it is self refuting or not and I'll delete this section. Herr Doktor Enter into the rabbit hole 13:28, 2 July 2022 (UTC)