Science or Scientism

Currently, religion is regarded as an irrational superstition by unbelievers that is accepted by blind faith. At the root of this attitude is scientism, the ideology that claims that science alone is the only, or at least the utmost rational way to gain knowledge of reality. Everything else is a mere opinion and expression of emotions. J.P. Moreland shows that this damaging perspective is false and irrational.

There are many ways to know truth, and the truth of Christianity is among them. It is critical that believers and skeptics alike see the hypocrisy and foolishness of scientism, and this booklet will help the reader in that realization.

Since my childhood I have loved the sciences. In college, I majored in physical chemistry. When done correctly, science produces spectacular and beneficial insights into the physical world. However, one set of ideas about science is foolish, mediocre, and insignificant. The name given to this cluster of ideas is “scientism,” a viewpoint which promotes science as the only reliable path to knowledge about reality.

If scientism is so abundantly silly, however, then why would I write a booklet about it? That’s a good question, and the purpose of this essay is to answer it. I will alert you to how widespread these ideas are and how many well-educated people espouse them. Further, I want to inform you of how hazardous these ideas are to your life.