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Is not the belief that only things with (empirical) evidence are "real" a form of Scientism?

The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

The laws of physics wrote that sentence, it was fated to be written when this deterministic system of a universe was set off like a mechanism. Or maybe not, let me use my non-free will to choose to say.. Aubergine. Periwinkle. Streptococcus.

I didn't say there is evidence of absence.

There's also no evidence that mystical leprechauns exist. Do you seriously consider their possible existence in the decisions you make? But somehow, we all seem to presume free will exists in virtually every part of society.

Category error.