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Denis Diderot

There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge... observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts reflection combines them experimentation verifies the result of that combination.

Denis Diderot

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Diderot explains that we gain knowledge by first noticing things around us, then thinking carefully about those facts, and finally testing our ideas to see if they are true. This process ensures that what we understand about nature is based on real evidence and careful reasoning.

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