Definition of "scientism" []

• The collection of attitudes and practices considered typical of scientists. (noun)
• The belief that the investigative methods of the physical sciences are applicable or justifiable in all fields of inquiry. (noun)

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• "Bruce Henricksen's succinct remarks about the origins of what I call scientism are very important."
• "As scientism is just metaphysics too arrogant to call itself by its right name, evolution is just another nontheistic religion."
• "And just as scientism is merely another metaphysics with no more claim than any other, the religion of evolution has no more claim than any other."