and scientific age has led some thinkers to a philosophy of total commitment to empiricism. This affects their view of how we know things and what can be believed. (See Endnote 1) Logical positivists, such as the late Bertrand Russell, thought that if science cannot give the answer then it was a non-question. Science is given pride of place and is regarded as the only valid source of knowledge. Science is thought to be able to answer everything. Logical positivism is the belief that something is
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