Read the quote again, you're begging the question.
Empirical evidence is experiential by definition - it can be material evidence if it relates to claims about matter, but it can also be evidence about other domains.
Ex. If God exists, then religious experience is empirical evidence of this. It is not probably not material evidence however.
Empirical evidence is experiential by definition - it can be material evidence if it relates to claims about matter, but it can also be evidence about other domains.
Ex. If God exists, then religious experience is empirical evidence of this. It is not probably not material evidence however.