... becomes "elastic", depending on various factors and the particular area of knowledge, and this has to be borne in mind when establishing the limit of strong evidence. A counter argument to the above would be that once empirical scientific evidence is insufficient to support a true belief, then it is at this exact point that the limit of strong evidence has been reached. However, by looking at the various areas and ways of knowledge it can be seen that establishing the limit where strong evidence is achieved is not so clear-cut. One can argue that in the spectrum between complete objectivity and complete subjectivity, the sciences as an area of knowledge lies in the objective range because conclusions in the scientific world are based upon facts established through empirical studies and their outcome. The beliefs based on mathematics and the natural sciences can be experienced and verified directly in ...

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