Evidentialist

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who supports or argues for evidentialism
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or supporting evidentialism, the doctrine that evidence is of primary importance in questions of belief

    "An evidentialist variant would require the agent be responsive to a telling evidential basis for thinking that p obtains in contrast to the alternatives."

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evidence-based thinkerrational thinkerscientific evidentialist

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"An evidentialist variant would require the agent be responsive to a telling evidential basis for thinking that p obtains in contrast to the alternatives."

Etymology

From evidential + -ist.

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