Anyone who conflates science with a religion ("apostle of scientism") and dismisses criticism of pseudoscience as "scientism" understands neither science nor religion (nor scientism, for that matter).
https://twitter.com/DeepakChopra/status/1184906937894227968 …
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It is rather interesting, though, how predictable those whose oxen are gored by skeptics are in trying to compare us to "priests" or "apostles," thus portraying us as akin to religious fanatics "worshiping" science (more accurately, science they don't like).
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In any event, I was at work most of the day. I had some Tweeting time in the morning but have been away from Twitter for several hours. I show up again, and what do I find,
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And this isn't the first time
@DeepakChopra has been using the term "apostles of scientism," either. Why is he trying to denigrate skeptics by portraying science and skepticism as a religion?https://twitter.com/deepakchopra/status/1184861542149263360?s=21 …Show this thread
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If they think so highly of religion and the supernatural, why do they attempt to bring people down by insisting they are religious?
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Biologist here. You know, carpenters are apostles of hammers!
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