| − | '''Scientism''' is the false and primarily [[atheism|atheistic]] belief that the [[scientific method]] has no limits and can be successfully applied to virtually all aspects of life. Often circular in its fallacious reasoning, scientism is essentially a [[religion]] dating back to the early 1800s, whereby its followers (pseudo-scientists) worship rituals of [[science]] and preordained results.<ref>Ashgate Science and Religion Series</ref> It is hostile to [[Biblical scientific foreknowledge]], and pretends that moral philosophy, the [[Bible]], and all sources other than narrow atheistic science are not credible sources of knowledge. True science explores the world with unbiased experimentation, while scientism is a biased approach that seeks confirmation of preconceived [[atheism|atheistic]] or [[socialist]] notions. [[Liberal]] public health bureaucrats tend to believe in scientism, at the expense of [[freedom]]. | + | '''Scientism''' is the false and primarily [[atheism|atheistic]] belief that the [[scientific method]] has no limits and can be successfully applied to virtually all aspects of life. Often circular in its fallacious reasoning, scientism is essentially a [[religion]] dating back to the early 1800s, whereby its followers (pseudo-scientists) worship rituals of [[science]] and preordained results.<ref>Ashgate Science and Religion Series</ref> It is hostile to [[Biblical scientific foreknowledge]], and pretends that moral philosophy, the [[Bible]], and all sources other than narrow atheistic science are not credible sources of knowledge. True science is logic-based and explores the world with unbiased experimentation, while scientism relies on preconceived [[atheism|atheistic]] or [[socialist]] notions. [[Liberal]] public health bureaucrats tend to believe in scientism, at the expense of [[freedom]]. |
| | Strict scientism as a worldview is self-refuting since the 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 the 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]. |