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Empiricism

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Empiricism is the position that knowledge comes from observation and evidence rather than from authority or intuition.

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Whether sugar makes children hyperactive is settled by measuring their activity, not by asking parents whether it feels true.

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Confidence is not evidence. A belief everyone in the room shares still has not been tested.