“"scientism is where people turn science into a kind of religion. It becomes a kind of dogmatic belief system. The irony is that a lot of people think that religion is dogmatic and science is free-thinking, but actually, in my experience, some of the most dogmatic people I know are people who've made science into a kind of religion. We still have flat earthers, we have people that don't believe in vaccinations, and what do we do about it?"”
Rupert Sheldrake
Rupert Sheldrake is a British biologist and author known for his unconventional theories on morphogenesis and criticism of scientific materialism.
This quote invites reflection on the boundaries of science and belief, warning against turning science itself into an uncritically accepted belief system.
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Rupert Sheldrake on Scientism: The Danger of Dogmatic Belief in Science
Rupert Sheldrake warns against scientism – turning science into a dogmatic belief system. Discover his critical perspective.
Rupert Sheldrake is a British biologist, author, and parapsychologist known for his controversial ideas on morphogenesis and his critique of dogmatic scientific understanding. He studied natural sciences at Cambridge and earned a PhD in biochemistry. Sheldrake has published numerous books challenging traditional scientific paradigms and proposing alternative explanations for biological phenomena, often positioned between science and spirituality.
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London Real: “Is that called scientism when you believe so much in the science you’ve been taught that you refuse to believe something else, and it becomes your religion in a way?”
Rupert Sheldrake: “Yes, scientism is where people turn science into a kind of religion. It becomes a kind of dogmatic belief system. The irony is that a lot of people think that religion is dogmatic and science is free-thinking, but actually, in my experience, some of the most dogmatic people I know are people who’ve made science into a kind of religion. We still have flat earthers, we have people that don’t believe in vaccinations, and what do we do about it?”
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