/lit/ - Literature

To answer you, OP, study nominalism. Now on to the image which is more interesting than your post.

Where do you even start with something so blatantly ignorant? It's impossible to discern what the justifications for these analogies even are, or what the deeper meaning intended to be communicated possibly could be. All that can be gleaned from this work is "WORD 1 PARENT. WORD 2 & 3 BAD. WORD 4 GOOD."

In a manner of speaking, it's an effective form of argument because the nonsensical analogies act as a smoke screen, hiding the logic behind each of the propositions. I have to wonder if this might be an intentional function, whether to appeal to a less thought-inclined reader who only searches for surface meaning, or if it's consciously recognized as a property that works to the defense of the propositions at hand.

No matter what the reasoning, the author's argument about dialectics is flawed on a dialectical level. The use of "science" is the most immediately egregious, as it is also the word the author is trying to convince the reader as the most "right". The conflation of "science" with "empiricism" from the outset leaves a sour taste in my mouth, as it's become clear that the author clearly has no idea what they're talking about. I understand it's merely a millennial colloquialism, and that this is a silly meme and not a serious dissertation, but why should I even entertain the opinions of someone who cannot even propose an opinion (in an obnoxious, nonsensical way) without speaking about it like they're trying to get elementary school kids interested in the empirical method of research?

Secondly, equating metaphysics to the study of the hypothetical abstract by the same name reinforced this notion that the author doesn't know what they're talking about. Metaphysics is the basis upon which all science is built, it's the precursor to understanding the world around us. This metaphysics is the self-referential dialogue that empiricism requires to study reality, without it there is no hypothesis to test, or analysis of observations.

These two points are severe enough that I believe this meme needs a rewrite. And I have done so, while retaining the "science" colloquialism to acknowledge I am being a bit pedantic. Discuss.