Hume seemed to use up most of his ink writing on the absurd conclusions that follow from empiricist premises. And he closed not by saying that empiricism is therefore false, but by saying that the world is therefore absurd. Scientists seem now to use up all their pixels writing on the absurd conclusions that follow from mathematismist premises. And they close not by saying that mathematism is therefore false, but, again, by saying that the world is therefore absurd. What absurdly backward methodology!
A mariner says to us: 'If we sail a sloop-of-war sternforemost, it will be very hard to steer, it will move slowly and awkwardly, and sooner or later it will capsize. Nevertheless, I am a sternforemostist, as are all lovers of seagoing truth.' Do we then engage the mariner as our helmsman? It seems the answer is: Yes.
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