Originally Posted by
bullseyed
You don't know what an assumption is. My opinion is based off of logic and psychology. While the proof is indirect and intangible, it is not an assumption.
-In logic an assumption is a proposition that is taken for granted, as if it were true based upon presupposition without preponderance of the facts.
I am a logical positivist, which means I combine observational evidence with rational deductions to form quasi-informed conclusions. Obviously the extent of my observation limits can alter those conclusions, but given that I am privy to things like the server buying habits of Blizzard Entertainment, I have a pretty good handle on when their base is growing or shrinking.
-Logical positivism is a school of philosophy that combines empiricism – the idea that observational evidence is indispensable for knowledge of the world – with a version of rationalism incorporating mathematical and logico-linguistic constructs and deductions in epistemology.