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faith in doctrinal commitment vs. experience
'''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
'''Empirical science''' is based on the [[scientific method]] that requires from the scientist to test a [[theory]] based on [[Scientific observation|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/
|url=http://www.icr.org/scientific-method/
|title=Empirical Science Is Observable
|title=Empirical Science Is Observable
|publisher=the Institute for Creation Research
|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.
|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.
If adherents of a theory or hypothesis continue believing it despite it cannot survive a confrontation with experience, then such attitude is usually referred to as ''faith in [[Doctrine|doctrinal]] commitment''. For example, a faith in [[planned economy]] or in [[junk DNA]] have been proposed to fall into such category.<ref name="DeniableDarwin">{{cite book
|author=David Berlinski
|title=The Deniable Darwin
|publisher=Discovery Institute Press (reprinted from ''Commentary'' February 1998 by permission)
|location=Seattle, USA
|year=2009
|pages=308
|chapter=Has Darwin met his match?
|isbn=978-0-9790141-2-3
|url=http://www.davidberlinski.org/deniable-darwin/about.php
|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite book
|title=The Myth of Junk DNA
|author=Jonathan Wells
|publisher=Discovery Institute Press
|year=2011
|isbn=978-1-9365990-0-4
|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Rc4ikgAACAAJ&dq=The+Myth+Of+junk+DNA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=cXYXUd_GAuTw4QSX_4GQAg&redir_esc=y
}}</ref>
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