/ http://www.slideshare.net/images/logo.gif / 際際滷Share feed for 際際滷shows by User: ShyamBhakta1 https://public.slidesharecdn.com/v2/images/profile-picture.png Additional language: Texan To know me, you must understand the epistemological assumptions I make about reality. My 5 Fundamental Assumptions: 1) The universe is real; the phenomenon (the world as I perceive it with my senses/instruments) and noumenon (the world as it truly exists) are one and the same. 2) The universe is intelligible through my experiences. 2a) I form beliefs about reality based on physical evidence. 2b) The strength of my belief is directly proportional to the amount of supporting evidence. 3) Predictive models are superior to non-predictive models; the superiority of a model is directly proportional to its accuracy of prediction, congruity with other empirical models,