"Skeptical empiricism, the kind exemplified by the carefully thought-out and tested research in science at its best. It differs from plain empiricism" — which is simply the observation of results of the world around us.
Put more simply, it is important for us to be skeptical about the world around us and not blindly accept what we believe to be "truths."
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