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Author: Immortalist
Date: Aug 21, 2008 09:41

A central concept in science and the scientific method is that all
evidence must be empirical, or empirically based, that is, dependent
on evidence or consequences that are observable by the senses.
Empirical data are data that are produced by experiment or
observation.

"Empirical" as an adjective or adverb is used in conjunction with both
the natural and social sciences, and refers to the use of working
hypotheses that are testable using observation or experiment. In this
sense of the word, scientific statements are subject to and derived
from our experiences or observations.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empirical

1. Suppose, that there are basic empirical beliefs, that is, emperical
beliefs (a) which are epistemically justified, and (b) whose
justification does not depend on that of any further emperical
beliefs.

2. For a belief to be episemically justified requires that there be a
reason why it is likely to be true.

3. A belief is justified for a person only if he is in cognitive
possession of such a reason.
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Author: Publius
Date: Aug 21, 2008 11:16

Immortalist yahoo.com> wrote in news:89ed31b5-4cf0-49cc-
806e-dc4d6d752c84@v39g2000pro.googlegroups.com:
> A central concept in science and the scientific method is that all
> evidence must be empirical, or empirically based, that is, dependent
> on evidence or consequences that are observable by the senses...
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Author: nada
Date: Aug 21, 2008 11:21

Another idiot who doesn't know what the subject line is supposed to be
used for!
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Author: John Jones
Date: Aug 21, 2008 11:21

Immortalist wrote:
> A central concept in science and the scientific method is that all
> evidence must be empirical, or empirically based, that is, dependent
> on evidence or consequences that are observable by the senses.
> Empirical data are data that are produced by experiment or
> observation.
>
> "Empirical" as an adjective or adverb is used in conjunction with both
> the natural and social sciences, and refers to the use of working
> hypotheses that are testable using observation or experiment. In this
> sense of the word, scientific statements are subject to and derived
> from our experiences or observations.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empirical
>
> 1. Suppose, that there are basic empirical beliefs, that is, emperical
> beliefs (a) which are epistemically justified, and (b) whose
> justification does not depend on that of any further emperical
> beliefs.
> ...
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Author: Sir Frederick
Date: Aug 21, 2008 11:27

On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:16:58 -0500, Publius nospam.comcast.net>
wrote:
>Immortalist yahoo.com> wrote in news:89ed31b5-4cf0-49cc-
>806e-dc4d6d752c84@v39g2000pro.googlegroups.com:
>
>> A central concept in science and the scientific method is that all
>> evidence...
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Author: John Jones
Date: Aug 21, 2008 11:31

John Jones wrote:
> Immortalist wrote:
>> A central concept in science and the scientific method is that all
>> evidence must be empirical, or empirically based, that is, dependent
>> on evidence or consequences that are observable by the senses.
>> Empirical data are data that are produced by experiment or
>> observation.
>>
>> "Empirical" as an adjective or adverb is used in conjunction with both
>> the natural and social sciences, and refers to the use of working
>> hypotheses that are testable using observation or experiment. In this
>> sense of the word, scientific statements are subject to and derived
>> from our experiences or observations.
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empirical
>>
>> 1. Suppose, that there are basic empirical beliefs, that is, emperical
>> beliefs (a) which are epistemically justified, and (b) whose
>> justification does not depend on that of any further emperical
>> beliefs. ...
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Author: Publius
Date: Aug 21, 2008 11:40

Sir Frederick fuzzysys.com> wrote in
news:elcra45fl8fgifln6ttur68csbjcf0aib9@4ax.com:
>>The argument goes astray with #4. If I perceive a red apple, then I
>>believe the apple perceived is red. That belief is not a conclusion
>>derived from any premises, but from the percept itself. Empirical
>>beliefs are self- justifying; I cannot doubt that I am perceiving
>>something red in the shape of an apple. I may well have doubts about
>>what causes that percept, but I cannot doubt that I have it. What may
>>be causing it is another question.
> What if you know you have a brain tumor that is causing you to
> perceive things as red, though you "believe" them to be green?

I still cannot doubt that I am perceiving a red apple. Believing I am now
perceiving red, and also that what I now I perceive as red might appear as
green in other circumstances, are two different beliefs.

Both are empirical beliefs, however
--- the second resting on my memory of
previous percepts.
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Author: nada
Date: Aug 21, 2008 12:19

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Author: nada
Date: Aug 21, 2008 12:54

On Aug 21, 11:21 am, nada gmail.com> wrote:
> Another idiot who doesn't know what the subject line is supposed to be
> used for!
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Author: John Larkin
Date: Aug 21, 2008 13:44

On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:41:19 -0700 (PDT), Immortalist
yahoo.com> wrote:
>A central concept in science and the scientific method is that all
>evidence must be empirical, or empirically based, that is, dependent
>on evidence or consequences that are observable by the senses...
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