Joshua B.

Sebastian

BTLED 2-1 IA

Scientism

Science provides solutions to everyday problems and aids in the investigation of

the universe's grand mysteries. It serves a specific purpose as well as a range of
functions for the benefit of our society, including the generation of new information, the
improvement of education, and the enhancement of our quality of life. Society values
science because the application of scientific knowledge helps to meet many basic
human needs and enhance living conditions. Similarly, research is frequently justified to
the public as a driver of economic growth, which is viewed as a return on investment for
public funds. Those who unintentionally fall prey to scientism act as though hard
science is the only way to know reality. They claim anything is irrelevant if it cannot be
"proven" by the scientific method, through observable and quantifiable data. Scientism
severely limits human comprehension. It makes little or no room for artistic,
philosophical, psychological, literary, mythological, musical, emotional, or spiritual
discoveries. Scientism, on the whole, gives little or no room for the imagination. Society
can avoid the pitfalls of scientism because first of all it is not a problem, since scientism
is only exists in the feverish imagination of theists who desperately try to recover
themselves to find a foothold in reality. The real world that is becoming increasingly
aware of its pretense and irrelevance.