there is a difference between "empirical" and "real". Both mythos and logos are held in esteme by most thinkers. The choice of one over the other is quite possibly choosing ignorance, regardless of which of the two you choose to exclude.

...Oh, and I don't mind if you sing Believer songs.

"...she said, 'Are you a christian?'......I said, 'Man, I am tonight!'" M. Cohn