Life-Chirophilosophy Midterm

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Principle 1

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-different from medical profession
-Natural healing
-Elimination of VSC

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Principle 2

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-Vitalistic philosophy
-Correct VSC based on the vitalistic philosophy

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Principle 3

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-Innate Intelligence

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Innate Intelligence - Def

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inborn ability to direct and regulate its own internal physiology, adaptation, and healing

--natural principle of self-organization

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Principle 4

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-expression of innate intelligence

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How is innate intelligence expressed?

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balance of physiology, homeostasis, adaptation and healing VIA CNS andnerve impulses

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Principle 5

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-Definition of VSC

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Definition of vertebral subluxation

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misalignment or biomechanical malfunction within spinal column -->nerve tissue-->nerve message to/from brain

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Principle 6

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-VSC occurs anywhere along spinal column especially upper cervical

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-innate intelligence strives to remove VSC through adaptation

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Principle 8

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-Chiropractic has learned to facilitate eliminating VS
-identification, characterization, reduction/correction
-adjustment

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an _____ is what defines chiropractic's ____ ____ ____

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adjustment
primary clinical objective

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-process of reduction/correction of VS

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Principle 10

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-Best adjustic techniques
-safely, efficiently, and economically

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-procedures relevant to ID of VSC

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Principle 12

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-the ONLY time to give adjustment when VS is detected
-Examination ALWAYS should be done

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Definition of chiropractic adjustment

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(a specific adjustic force directed toward a specific spinal articulation to facilitate the reduction or correction of a vertebral subluxation

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Principle 13

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-development of VSC
-chiropractic = health-enhancing, well-service
-an adjustment can always be performed

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Principle 14

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-not the objective of chiropractic (treatment of disease or alleviate pain)
-reduced/corrected VSC = function better naturally in ALL areas of life

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Principle 15

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-natural healing = body's best way to heal

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definition of philosophy

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-study of laws and causes under-lying reality, leading to an understanding of its fundamental nature
-attempt to explain phenomena using all info available

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formation of a person's viewpoint (worldview)

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--being with indoctrination
--continues through life
--collection of unexamined/examined beliefs

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unexamined philosophy

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-pre-critical programming
"indoctrinated beliefs"

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Examined Philosophy

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-critical responsibility of the mature mind

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Where unexamined philosophy may come from

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-parents, church, school, society, media

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Where examined philosophy may come from

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-self-awareness, experience, study, testing

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Beliefs should be...

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-Consciously accepted, if true
-modified to be true
-rejected if false, and replaced with truth

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Greek Philosphy:

two main topics?

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-Metaphysics

-The Normative Sciences

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Metaphysics

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study of the essential nature of reality

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The Normative sciences

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-evaluation of human relationships
-called "normative" because they set "norms"/values

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Normative Sciences:

3 major categories of study

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1) Ethics
2) Aesthetics
3) Epistemology

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Ethics

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relationships between people and others.

including politics--the study of social actions

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Aesthetics

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relationships between people and objects

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Epitemology

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relationship between people and knowledge

including logic-the study of reasoning

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Ethics is closely related to: (2 things)

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--morality
--law

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Ethics: morality

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relationship between man and God

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Ethics: law

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social and political relationships

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Aesthetics: study of

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beauty, proportion, harmony

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Aesthetics: led to and applications in

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--music and then mathematics
--geometry/architecture

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Aesthetics: remains ___ today

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philosophical/deductive

(impressionism/expressionism)

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Epistemology: study of

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methods, limits, validity of knowledge

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Methods of Epistemology

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deductive/inductive reasoning

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Limits of Epistemology

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what can we know and how can we know it

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Validity of Epistemology

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what CRITERIA OF TRUTH we accept

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Central theme of chiropractic philosophy is base on...

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metaphysics

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Triune of Life is a ____ doctrine

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metaphysical

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____ _____ is a metaphysical assumption

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universal intelligence
innate intelligence

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Materialism

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-Idealism of Metaphysis
-reality can be understood by reference to matter and its properties EXCLUSIVELY
-matter ONLY

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Idealism

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-antithesis portion of metaphysis
-Mind/spirit is source of reality
-matter is just a transient creation of mind

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Mind/Spirit = ???

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immaterial, NON-PHYSICAL essence

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Dualism

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Reality of two elements (mind and matter) and functions on two levels (mentally and physically)

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who proposed dualism?

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Rene Descartes

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Dualism: man is view as...

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mental being in a physical body

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"Bridging the Great Divide"

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-named by BJ Palmer
---consciousness (immaterial) gives form
---Matter/Energy (material) expresses form
---Force (Interaction) links the two

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"the Great Divide"

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-Named by BJ Palmer
-dualististic interactionalism

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Types of COSMOLOGICAL metaphysical doctrines

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Materialism, idealism, dualism
-Describe the nature of basic existence

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"cosmos"

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to all of reality

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Metaphysical doctrines concerning living things is called...

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Biological Doctrines

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Types of Biological Doctrines

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Mechanism
Vitalism

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Mechanism

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-life can be completely explained by the actions of physical, chemical, and electrical forces alone

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Vitalism

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life and its functions depend on a "vital influence" which differs in kind form all physical, chemical, and electrical forces

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"Central Dogma" of biology

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Mechanism

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Mechanism: Life is nothing more than...

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complex carbon chemistry

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Vitalism is derived from....

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dualism

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Vitalism: Life is chemistry...

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animated by counsciousness

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Inclusive doctrine of vitalism

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-physical, chemical, electrical forces necessary
-an immaterial causality included as well

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"the ghost in the machine" refers to

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inclusive doctrine of vitalism

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Extreme Vitalism

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-matter evolves, then spirit animates it
-very theological interpretation of vitalism

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Moderate Vitalism

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--immaterial co-evolves with physical structure
--vital force continuously involved in the process
--MATERIAL/IMMATERIAL INTERACTIONALISM

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Moderate vitalism

aka?

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critical vitalism

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Epistemology of Philosophy

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deductive reasoning-based

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Epistemology of Science

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inductive reasoning-based

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Philosophy judges the _____ of knowledge

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value/worth

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Philosophy justifies the ____ of our ____

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value
actions

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Science

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The study of patterns, processes and mechanisms of reality, leading to an understanding of how it works

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Science does not tend to define

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values

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Highest scientific value is _____ __ _____

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objectivity of observation

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Highest scientific goal is ____ ___ _____

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revelation of knowledge

NOT evaluation

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Reductionistic process of science

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study parts and pieces

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Deduction

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"To pull out of'

-to derive meaningful conclusions from general principles through logical reasoning
-based on assumptions

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Philosophy's basic argument

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syllogism

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Major premise of syllogism

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all humans have the capacity to heal themselves

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Minor premise of syllogism

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you are a human being

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Logical conclusion of syllogism

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you have the capacity to heal yourself

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Deductive logic

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inherent, self-evident relationship between meaningful statements – well formalized

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Science works through

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inductive reasoning

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Induction:

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"to pull into"
-To derive meaningful conclusions from specific experiences through comparative logic
-Based on accurate, measurable observations

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Two Types of Inductive Reasoning

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1) Informal
2) Formal

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Informal Inductive Reasoning

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-learn from personal observation
-recognize patterns of similarity

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Formal Inductive Reasoning

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-Create controlled experience
-collect specific observations
-apply inductive logic
-conclusion based on data and inductive logic

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Formal Inductive Reasoning

aka?

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Scientific/experimental method

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Hypothesis must be.....

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measurable, disprovable as well as supportable

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Inductive logic

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statistical analysis of comparison between control/variable data

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"black swan problem"

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limitation of inductive reasoning--incompleteness of data

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Scientific Materialism

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But it can also limit our view of reality

“If science can’t measure it, it doesn’t exist.”