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You are asking a philosophical question but brining in empiricism, which is anything but philosophical.
| Empiricism is actually very philosophical. There is a whole empirical movement in philosophy it is actually very interesting. Such groups as the logical positivist, if you are interested. Quote: |
As for your final sentence, I see what you are saying. That because I've always observed that the inferences based on observations are correct, that I am inferring that future inferences based on observations will also be correct.
| Let me ask a question: How would you validate that copper conducts electricity?
"...all life is an experiment. Every year, if not every day, we have to wager our salvation upon some prophecy based upon imperfect knowledge." -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr |