If we take in hand any volume-- of divinity or school metaphysics, for
instance,-- let us ask, Does it contain any abstract reasoning concerning
quantity or number? No. Does it contain any experimental reasoning
concerning matters of fact and existence? No. Commit it then to the
flames, for it can contain nothing but sophistry and illusion.
-- David Hume, An Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding
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