Show Notes

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Show Outline

•  Three Reasons to think Scientism is False

1. It is self-refuting or trivial.
2. There are limits to Science.
3. The argument put forth in favor of Scientism is really bad.

• Quote from Bertrand Russel in his book My Philosophical Development:

It is not always realized how exceedingly abstract is the information that theoretical physics has to give. It lays down certain fundamental equations which enable it to deal with the logical structure of events, while leaving it completely unknown what is the intrinsic character of the events that have the structure . . . All that physics gives us is certain equations giving abstract properties of their changes. But as to what it is that changes, and what it changes from and to – as to this, physics is silent. (1985, p. 13)

Resources Mentioned

• Scholastic Metaphysics by Dr. Edward Feser
• A Talk By Dr. Edward Feser called Blinded by Scientism