Scientism...

As ALWAYS, you Dr. Reginald Goodwin you have GRACED BIA with INTELLECTUALISM and EDUCATED thought....

Many Times I look at our American Communities and NOTICE that there is NOT even a History of INTELLECTUALISM and EDUCATED thought.......

And I also NOTE, that your BLOGS are not READ or COMMENTED upon .... this is BIA's Loss and America's ultimate 600 pound Gorilla......

Again thank you for this Reading and this THOUGHT.....

'......scientism as “efforts to extend scientific ideas, methods, practices, and attitudes to matters of human social and political concern.”

(1) But this formulation is so broad as to render it virtually useless. Philosopher Tom Sorell offers a more precise definition: “Scientism is a matter of putting too high a value on natural science in comparison with other branches of learning or culture.”

(2) MIT physicist Ian Hutchinson offers a closely related version, but more extreme: “Science, modeled on the natural sciences, is the only source of real knowledge.”

(3) The latter two definitions are far more precise and will better help us evaluate scientism’s merit.

Thanks as always Robert. I do try.