“Only a complete ignorabimus takes all data at face value.” a quote by Marks I enjoy out of context.
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It can mean a few things, I am using it more like this: "An example of this second usage is to label as scientism any attempt to claim science as the only or primary source of human values or as the source of meaning and purpose" – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientism
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But regardless, the moment science and it's results are not viewed objectively, it becomes a political or philosophical expression. And can, and should, be critically interpreted there. But science can only be criticized when it failed to stay objective or when shown incorrect.
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I've actually written this on Scientism http://sjwiki.org/wiki/Scientism
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Would you agree that we can and should use science to keep our beliefs, our stories, our examples, our morality realistic? (The stories and examples insofar they claim to be portraying reality, fiction/fantasy is fine, of course.)
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Highly loaded question which itself is philosophical position.
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It's not a science question indeed. 1. But can we? Eg. say something about homeopath? Say something about Gilgamesh and if it is fantasy or history? 2. If a person applies science that way (for themselves and whoever is interested), is that scientism?
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I'm not sure I understand your two questions. Yes, you may apply any of the scientific methods to homeopathy. Feyerandian scientific method probably would surprise you here. This is a good overview of the philosophical skeptics/philosophers of science: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/was-philosopher-paul-feyerabend-really-science-s-worst-enemy/ …
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As in: even those who spend their whole life studying and proposing a scientific method often come to realise it's more chaotic in practice. I don't really agree with Feyerabend on his version of the scientific method though, but I don't think that matters.
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