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Message: [QUOTE="The CDR-Ret, post: 4014852, member: 10751"] I concur with your assessment of your professor, and I am in the same 'boat' as David Hume [273-ish years ago], except that I am NOT in favor of burning books NOR cancelling discussion: In the 18th century, David Hume took a strong position, arguing that all genuine knowledge involves either mathematics or matters of fact, and that [I][B]metaphysics,[/B][/I] which goes beyond these,[I][B] is worthless[/B][/I]. He concludes his [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enquiry_Concerning_Human_Understanding']Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding[/URL][/I] (1748) with the statement: But my question would be is metaphysics illusion or dillusion? I am pretty sure technology being the application of science has moved forward by controlled experiment [those things that don't work do not gain much market share without government intervention] rather than by thinking philosophically about it. Brainstorming has its place at the beginning [however metaphysical process disrupts true brainstorming with follow on questions as ideas are "thrown out into the 'creative' space], but then action (experimentation: a.k.a. research & development [R&D budgets, etc.]) must take the stage... [/QUOTE]