There is a complex relationship between intuition and observation. There are people who trust either one or the other.
To me, these phenomena work together.
Intuition leads us to what we can observe, and then guides us as we interpret the meaning/implications of what we are observing.
@sumpnlikefaith I think of intuition as a kind of intermediate form of mental processing, between instinct and cognition.
To me, it is the part of your brain behind the conscious part, that absorbs a lot of info, to make quick guesses without complete information, based on experiences.
When my intuition proves right, I make a little fuss over it, and when wrong, I make sure to go "that was totally wrong"!
@sumpnlikefaith Agree. Both are valuable and integrating both together often yields a better result than either alone.