@GKCdaily @SethDillon Principles > Beliefs

@GKCdaily In his day, a confrontation was needed against a growing 19th cent. trend seeking to reduce science to a heavily reductive Darwinism. In that context, this pithy remark from the “Prince of Paradox” makes good sense. Let’s not forget the key here: Our *Values* both Bind & Blind.

@GKCdaily It becomes idolatry

@GKCdaily Much more if science is being politicized

@GKCdaily @CatholicGKCSoc If this is about scientism; what about the idea that people want to do what is empirically best or aligned with the research in respect to public policy? Or at least recognize the problems at hand?

@GKCdaily wat.

@GKCdaily Right, science is only science, when it is science. Not sure of the point of the deepity in the OP.

@GKCdaily @DrPeterMoloney Amen. And this religion has more believers than any other religion

@GKCdaily "One need only look at the reverence and deference accorded to scientists, experts, and even their wildly fluctuating decrees during the COVID pandemic to see how this religion has taken root in our society." @intellectualTO @AnnieHolmquist

@GKCdaily @ZakKratzer Yep.