Rationalism starts from the idea of ​​questioning everything. This method can be extreme in some aspects, meaning that some things can be denied such as the senses, including taste, smell, sight, and hearing. It also tends to use mathematical principles to explain the world we live in; examples include equations modeled for climate, economic and demographic change, but mathematics cannot be used to understand every single aspect of life. Many rationalists also believe in the concept of perfectionism, in which there is a perfect order and everything works as we would like. The biggest problem with the ideology of Rationalism, however, is its strong use of skepticism, everything around us is not to be questioned, but rather understood through simple observation. An important concept in Rationalism is that of innate ideas. This explains that we are “born” with certain ideas or talents and some are universally true, which is why we are said to be good at certain activities. From personal experience, it's like saying you're naturally good at math, but for years I was terrible at math until I had the right teachers in high school and college in general. John Locke explained that “All ideas proceed from sensations or reflections” (Soccio 281). This means that our knowledge is acquired through the senses, rather than already embedded in us. If innate ideas really existed, there would be no gain in individual specific knowledge, since none of these would be new to us. All knowledge or talents are acquired by learning the basics of life and experiences. Perfectionism of the mind is a goal that rationalists try to aspire to. Perhaps the main problem with this concept is that it promotes excessive achievement in everything we do. For many... half of the paper... only one position. Rationalism uses and accepts the ideas that it always believes to be true, but the problem is to deny those that have the slightest doubt. (253) It's okay to be skeptical about certain things, but not when you deny everything. Rationalism can be quite difficult to follow, because it is quite challenging to deny our surroundings and partially true facts. It is also problematic as it emphasizes that facts are completely correct before they are accepted or denied, an example of perfectionism. Empiricism explains life in a much better aspect, rather than using reason to explain the world, senses and experiences help explain what we have experienced. Our world cannot be explained through hypotheses alone, perhaps we can combine the ideational process with the ideas of empiricism to help us further understand life in general.