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== Atheism, scientism and irrationality ==

== Atheism, scientism and irrationality ==

[[Scientism]] is the belief that the [[scientific method]] has no (or few) limits and can successfully be applied to almost all aspects of life, and provides an explanation for everything.  Many atheists, particularly [[New Atheism|new atheists]]/[[Militant atheism|militant atheists]], adhere to scientism.<ref>[http://www.bethinking.org/atheism/dawkins-and-the-public-understanding-of-scientism  Dawkins and the Public Understanding of Scientism] by Peter S. Williams</ref><ref>[http://www.iep.utm.edu/n-atheis/#H1 New Atheism - Faith and Reason], Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy</ref><ref>[https://carm.org/an-examination-of-atheisms-truth-claims An Examination of Atheism’s Truth Claims] by Robin Schumacher at [[CARM]]</ref>

[[Scientism]] is the belief that the [[scientific method]] has no (or few) limits and can successfully be applied to almost all aspects of life, and provides an explanation for everything.   

 

Many atheists, particularly [[New Atheism|new atheists]]/[[Militant atheism|militant atheists]], adhere to scientism.<ref>[http://www.bethinking.org/atheism/dawkins-and-the-public-understanding-of-scientism  Dawkins and the Public Understanding of Scientism] by Peter S. Williams</ref><ref>[http://www.iep.utm.edu/n-atheis/#H1 New Atheism - Faith and Reason], Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy</ref><ref>[https://carm.org/an-examination-of-atheisms-truth-claims An Examination of Atheism’s Truth Claims] by Robin Schumacher at [[CARM]]</ref>

Strict scientism as a worldview is self-refuting since scientism cannot be proven to be true through science.<ref>[http://www.reasonablefaith.org/is-scientism-self-refuting Is scientism self-refuting] by William Lane Craig</ref>  For other significant problems with scientism as far as its unworkability, please see William Lane Craig's commentary on scientism entitled [http://www.reasonablefaith.org/is-scientism-self-refuting Is scientism self-refuting].

Strict scientism as a worldview is self-refuting since scientism cannot be proven to be true through science.<ref>[http://www.reasonablefaith.org/is-scientism-self-refuting Is scientism self-refuting] by William Lane Craig</ref>  For other significant problems with scientism as far as its unworkability, please see William Lane Craig's commentary on scientism entitled [http://www.reasonablefaith.org/is-scientism-self-refuting Is scientism self-refuting].