[lbo-talk] Scientism

Chris Doss lookoverhere1 at yahoo.com
Fri Oct 6 06:12:35 PDT 2006


Ravi,

I'm wondering if we're on the same page with this scientism thing. When I use the term, I refer to the stupid but widespread belief that the presuppositions of the scientific method have metaphysical value. For instance, because science can only deal with things are verifiable, only things that can be verified can in principle exist. Because science does not admit teleological explanations, therefore teleology does not exist. Because science does not admit God as a hypothesis, therefore God does not exist. Etc.

It really is that brainless and solipsistic. If we can't understand it, it can't exist.

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