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George Santayana

Experience seems to most of us to lead to conclusions, but empiricism has sworn never to draw them.

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George Santayana is pointing out that while people often use their experiences to form definite opinions or judgments, the scientific approach of empiricism avoids making final conclusions based solely on observations. Instead, empiricism focuses on gathering evidence without committing to fixed beliefs, keeping conclusions open to change with new data.

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