Rational brain · Logic, Epistemics & Argument
Empiricism
Knowledge comes from observation and test, not from authority, intuition or elegance; the operating principle behind every good pilot, A/B test and due-diligence visit.
An everyday example
Visiting the factory instead of reading the deck.
What it can cost you
Accepting claims because they are confidently stated or logically pleasing; testing nothing because everything sounds right.
Warning signs
- I believe it because it was said well.
- No one has observed what we are assuming.
One thing to do
For any important claim, ask what observation would confirm or refute it and whether anyone has made it; if not, make it.
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