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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>

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 has generally had a close relationship with atheism, as atheism and Scientism ideologically support each other. Followers of scientism do not believe in God and therefore use atheism as the base of their religion, and atheists use [[pseudoscience]] to support their claims, as well as as evidence against God and the [[Bible]].<ref>http://sntjohnny.com/front/scientism-the-atheists-religion-of-faith/477.html</ref>

Scientism has generally had a close relationship with atheism, as atheism and Scientism ideologically support each other. Followers of scientism do not believe in God and therefore use atheism as the base of their religion, and atheists use [[pseudoscience]] to support their claims, as well as evidence against God and the [[Bible]].<ref>http://sntjohnny.com/front/scientism-the-atheists-religion-of-faith/477.html</ref>

== Scientism and pseudoscience ==

== Scientism and pseudoscience ==

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|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=xzLRvxlJhzkC}}</ref> A blatant example of word spinning can be found in the text describing the research interests of [[Alan Guth]], the 1981 author of so called [[Cosmic inflation|inflation theory]]:<ref name="Guth">{{cite web|title=Faculty Directory: Alan Guth, Victor F. Weisskopf Professor of Physics|publisher=Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Physics|accessdate=03.03.2013|url=http://web.mit.edu/physics/people/faculty/guth_alan.html|quote=}}</ref>

|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=xzLRvxlJhzkC}}</ref> A blatant example of word spinning can be found in the text describing the research interests of [[Alan Guth]], the 1981 author of so-called [[Cosmic inflation|inflation theory]]:<ref name="Guth">{{cite web|title=Faculty Directory: Alan Guth, Victor F. Weisskopf Professor of Physics|publisher=Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Physics|accessdate=03.03.2013|url=http://web.mit.edu/physics/people/faculty/guth_alan.html|quote=}}</ref>

<blockquote>"Working with Prof. Edward Farhi and others, Guth has explored the question of whether it is in principle possible to ignite inflation in a hypothetical laboratory, thereby creating a new universe. The answer is a definite maybe. They showed that it cannot be done classically, but with quantum tunneling it might be theoretically possible. The new universe, if it can be created, would not endanger our own universe. Instead it would slip through a wormhole and rapidly disconnect completely."</blockquote>   

<blockquote>"Working with Prof. Edward Farhi and others, Guth has explored the question of whether it is in principle possible to ignite inflation in a hypothetical laboratory, thereby creating a new universe. The answer is a definite maybe. They showed that it cannot be done classically, but with quantum tunneling it might be theoretically possible. The new universe, if it can be created, would not endanger our own universe. Instead it would slip through a wormhole and rapidly disconnect completely."</blockquote>   

Analysis of contradictions in the text:

Analysis of contradictions in the text: