And science simply is the best method we have for establishing what is (provisionally) true. I'm not very interested in it and way more so in politics and culture but it is the best skeptical, critical method going.
That's what the one you posted is responding to tho and I don't understand it. Pinker is humble here. This is the 'scientism' he defends and I am with him.pic.twitter.com/U2Ru3ZBATe
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That’s great, but he’s also redefining the term. There’s a reason why the term scientism is a pejorative. He can say all that w/o calling it scientism and defending its meaning.
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Yes, I'd rather he didn't do that, tbh. Tho I do agree with him that the accusation of 'scientism' is most often a criticism of bringing science into anything rather than to overconfident claims about the perfection of science which don't tend to be made by scientists.
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That is true. I think the word Scientism can be tossed out in the same way that people throw out words like racist, sexist, islamaphobe, etc. it ends an otherwise productive conversation
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OK! We seem to agree more than disagree. I must now go and walk my dogs before it gets dark. Thanks for the chat!
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