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    If rationality in empirical domains just is responsivenes... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Our expectation that the future will conform to the past is determined by custom and habit, not by reason or logical necessity.

    If rationality in empirical domains just is responsiveness to evidence patterns, then custom-based inference satisfies the relevant standard of reason rather than falling short of it.

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    Empirical domains(contrasted with mathematics in the statement)
    Areas of knowledge based on things we can observe, measure, or test in the real world, like biology or chemistry.
    custom-based inference(as used in epistemology)
    Drawing conclusions based on what people traditionally do or have always done, rather than from explicit reasoning.
    evidence patterns(as used in epistemology)
    Recurring or consistent information from observations that suggests something is true or false.
    rationality(Traditional conception being challenged by epistemic relativists)
    A cognitive virtue and hallmark of the scientific method, intimately tied to requirements of consistency, justification, warrant, and evidence for beliefs.
    responsiveness to evidence

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    (as used in epistemology)
    The ability to notice, consider, and adjust your thinking based on facts and information you observe.
    standard of reason(as used in epistemology)
    The criteria or expectations we use to judge whether a belief or conclusion is justified and rational.

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