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So is empiricism: it is axiom-based, it is an assumption-river, it holds that contradictory-alternatives are bogus, which they are, etc.
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Completely incorrect. Empiricism does not require faith. And empiricism has no immutable dogma or doctrine. While empiricism can provide the guidance that religion offers, it is not a religion.
I'm still going to try and avoid a brick thrown at me even if I'm just assuming it's real. I don't find questioning it useful.