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'''Empirical science''' is based on the [[scientific method]] that requires from the scientist to test a theory based on observed or predicted facts. The scientist must formulate a theory or a hypothesis based on what has been observed, then design a test by which the theory may be verified as valid or not.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.icr.org/scientific-method/
|title=Empirical Science Is Observable
|publisher=the Institute for Creation Research
|access date=16/2/2012}}</ref> Knowledge and data acquired in empirical science is based entirely on experience and repeatable observations. Modern science has empiricism as its philosophical foundation.
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