Tag: scientism
Understanding the Limits of Scientism
The great impasse in empirical science was reached early in the 20th century when quantum mechanics was first being developed.
John West: C. S. Lewis and the Prophet in the White Lab Coat Who Declares, “Thus Saith the SCIENCE”
Science needs its critics as much as any field of human endeavor does. Maybe even more so today.
J. P. Moreland on the Contradictions of Scientism
Scientism is the belief that only the hard sciences can provide any reliably true knowledge.
Sanger Fought Disinformation on Intelligent Design “Tooth and Nail” — But Disinformation Won
“I fought … tooth and nail on the question whether Wikipedia articles should dismiss [ID] and other nonstandard scientific theories without a hearing.”
Co-Founder Again Blasts Wikipedia’s “Scientistic Point of View,” “So Biased as to Be Twisted”
Yet a lot of people out there still think Wikipedia is meaningfully “vetted” and if you find an inaccuracy, you can “Update it then. That’s the entire point.”