Religious Studies GCSE
Empiricism
What Empiricism means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Empiricism
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Reference: AQA
Reliance on observable, testable data, which science uses and which atheists argue shows a lack of evidence for God.
Topics that use Empiricism
- Theme C: The existence of God and revelation (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Atheism
- Authority of scripture
- Christianity in Britain
- Contrasting worldviews
- Cosmology and origins
- Divine attributes
- Enlightenment
- General revelation
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