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Pardon the ignorance but did you mean non-empirical? If one has empirical evidence to contradict, is that not disproving?

• smegsicle 5y ago
  empirical meaning new statistical data? which is more data, but does not 'disprove' the old data, whereas perhaps a non-empirical analysis of previous studies could theoretically 'disprove' earlier conclusions, by demonstrating how these conclusions were erroneously reached. at least i think that's how those terms are used..
  • _8j50 5y ago
    Empirical as in observational, which means others can reproduce and observe as well?
    • smegsicle 5y ago
      empirical data shows that something happened, not that it will happen again https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replication_crisis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replication_crisis
• l0b0 5y ago
  In mathematics or other formal systems you can disprove a statement. In empirical studies that's a literally impossible bar to meet, indicating infinite certainty.