The Political Orphanage
The Political Orphanage
Real Science Hates Scientism
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Real Science Hates Scientism

What happens when authorities try to shield their decisions by draping themselves in lab coats?

What's the difference between the Scientific Method, and a religious "appeal to authority" where the authority is a scientist we agree with?

Ron Hayden joins to discuss the difference between science and scientism, and the downsides of conflating the two.

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