Episode 379
Real Science Hates Scientism
The Political Orphanage · Andrew Heaton, Ron Hayden
June 1, 20221h 16m
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Show Notes
What happens when authorities try to shield their decisions by draping themselves in lab coats?
What's the difference between the Scientific Method, and a religious "appeal to authority" where the authority is a scientist we agree with?
Ron Hayden joins to discuss the difference between science and scientism, and the downsides of conflating the two.