Difference between empiricism and mechanistic materialism

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What is the difference between empiricism and mechanistic materialism? The both seem similar derived from Francis Bacon and Newtonian mechanics. I suppose French materialism was more atheist. Who were some mechanistic materialists?
 

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gary123 said:
What is the difference between empiricism and mechanistic materialism? The both seem similar derived from Francis Bacon and Newtonian mechanics. I suppose French materialism was more atheist. Who were some mechanistic materialists?

One is epistemology, the other is ontology.
 
JoeDawg said:
One is epistemology, the other is ontology.

Perfect response... I laughed. It's unfortunate that those involved in the endless debate between the two don't know this. The world would be so much more simple.