*** [[What Empirical is | Empirical]] evidence, information gathered directly or indirectly through observation or experimentation that may be used to confirm or disconfirm a [scientific theory](https://www.britannica.com/science/scientific-theory) or to help justify, or establish as reasonable, a person’s [belief](https://www.britannica.com/topic/belief) in a given proposition. A belief may be said to be justified if there is sufficient [evidence](https://www.britannica.com/topic/evidence-law) to make holding the belief reasonable. *** **References**: