Unthinking Adherence - the religion of Scientism
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Here is an interesting, short (18m) video on the subject of Scientism, especially how its dogmatic approach often constricts the ability of honest people using science as a tool to pursue truth:
The Science Delusion - Rupert Sheldrake
The video is based on a book, divided into 10 chapters, each dedicated to a question which Sheldrake feels has been neglected by the scientific establishment because of dogmatic beliefs which undergird this “religion of Scientism”.
He provides the “standard” (mainstream, cutting-edge scientific) answer to each. But then to each question, he shows study after study which demonstrate there is effectively no way the “standard” answer is correct, sufficient, or in many cases even pointing in the right direction.
Here are the chapter titles, if any of them pique your interest I recommend finding a copy of the book, you likely won’t be disappointed:
Is Nature Mechanical?
Is the Total Amount of Matter and Energy Always the Same?
Are the Laws of Nature Fixed?
Is Matter Unconscious?
Is Nature Purposeless?
Is All Biological Inheritance Material?
Are Memories Stored as Material Traces?
Are Minds Confined to Brains?
Are Psychic Phenomena Illusory?
Is Mechanistic Medicine the Only Kind that Really Works?
I had it bookmarked on ZLib until their domains got blasted, haven’t had a chance to hunt for it again yet!