Beyond the Evidence: Scientism as Religion

Episode 703 December 23, 2013 00:09:29
Beyond the Evidence: Scientism as Religion
Intelligent Design the Future
Beyond the Evidence: Scientism as Religion

Dec 23 2013 | 00:09:29

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Show Notes

On this episode of ID the Future, hear about a few cases of scientism acting as a quasi-religion. For many people, science — and evolution in particular — gives their lives a sense of meaning, providing an overarching vision of something larger than themselves. These recent pieces of science news illustrate exactly how evolutionary thinking can serve in the role of religious faith as scientific claims are made that go far beyond the evidence.

For more on C.S. Lewis' warnings against scientism, watch the short documentary The Magician's Twin: C.S. Lewis and the Case against Scientism

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