Evidence and Proof

Question 1

What’s empiricism

Answer 1

Using your senses to establish truth
eg. See, touch and hear evidence of existence

Question 2

What’s rationalism

Answer 2

Establisishing truth independently of sense experience, using logic and reason

Question 3

What’s direct evidence

Answer 3

When you experience something for yourself and see it

Question 4

What’s indirect evidence

Answer 4

When you do not experience it for yourself and rely on a single piece of evidence

Question 5

What’s cumulative evidence

Answer 5

When you do not experience it for yourself but have lots of pieces of evidence

Question 6

Match up the example with the type of evidence:

Direct, indirect, cumulative

Multiple people telling they have seen God
Person A seeing God for themselves
Person B being told by Person A that they have seen God

Answer 6

Multiple people telling they have seen God- cumulative
Person A seeing God for themselves- direct
Person B being told by Person A that they have seen God- indirect

Question 7

Give 2 examples of rationalism:

Answer 7

2+2=4
angles in a triangle sum to 180 degrees