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The concepts are related through Thomas Reid's philosophical comparison, which highlights both the analogy and the fundamental differences between the evidence provided by human senses and the reliance on testimony [1].
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Epistemology of Testimony | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 1 fact
quoteThomas Reid (1785) stated: “There is no doubt an analogy between the evidence of the senses and the evidence of testimony. … But there is a real difference between the two as well as a similarity. When we believe something on the basis of someone’s testimony, we rely on that person’s authority. But we have no such authority for believing our senses.”