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    It is not the case that Empiricist methodology is problematic because it renders all knowledge probabilistic and a posteriori, which is insufficient to account for certain scientific knowledge.

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    • 1.Under empiricism, all knowledge is derived from combinations of ideas derived from experience.
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    • 2.Some scientific knowledge, such as the fact that the sum of the angles of a Euclidean triangle is 180 degrees, is known with certainty.
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    • 3.Probabilistic, a posteriori knowledge cannot ground certain scientific knowledge.
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