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white supremacism 

a mythical term used by underachieving black folks to justify their lack of bettering themselves... "Blame the white man"
why is the black man in jail? White Supremacism
why does the black woman on the government dole have 8 kids from different fathers? White Supremacism
white supremacism by RMH000 March 27, 2021

Scientific Supremacism

The belief that science is not merely a powerful method for understanding the natural world, but the supreme, only legitimate form of knowledge, and that those who disagree are intellectually inferior. Scientific supremacism elevates science to an absolute authority, ranking it above philosophy, art, religion, tradition, and personal experience. It often comes with a missionary zeal to "enlighten" the uneducated masses. This ideology is not science itself but a political stance that uses science's prestige to dominate other ways of knowing. It is the epistemological equivalent of racial supremacy: one way is held to be inherently superior, and others are deemed primitive or pathological.
Example: "He argued that indigenous knowledge systems should be replaced by Western science because 'science is simply better'—scientific supremacism, mistaking one tradition for universal truth."

Scientific Fanaticism

An extreme, uncritical devotion to science as an ideology, characterized by the refusal to acknowledge any limits, failures, or internal critiques of scientific institutions. The scientific fanatic treats science as infallible, scientists as prophets, and scientific consensus as divine revelation. Dissent is met not with evidence but with moral outrage. Scientific fanaticism is often blind to the ways science has been used to justify racism, eugenics, colonialism, and other atrocities; it also ignores the influence of corporate funding, publication bias, and institutional inertia. It is faith dressed in a lab coat.

Example: "When she pointed out the replication crisis, he accused her of 'attacking science itself.' Scientific fanaticism: treating a method as a sacred cow that cannot be questioned."

Scientistic Supremacism

A more extreme form of scientific supremacism, where scientism (the belief that science is the only legitimate source of knowledge) is combined with a supremacist attitude: science and its adherents are not just better but inherently superior to all other ways of knowing and to those who practice them. Scientistic supremacism often includes contempt for philosophy, humanities, religion, and indigenous knowledge, and it justifies the marginalization or even erasure of those who do not conform. It is colonialism in epistemological form.
Example: "He proposed replacing all humanities departments with STEM, calling philosophy 'useless chatter'—scientistic supremacism, reducing human inquiry to what can be measured."

Atheist Supremacism

An ideology that holds atheism not merely as a lack of belief in gods but as a superior, more evolved, more rational way of being, and that religious believers are intellectually and morally deficient. Atheist supremacism often mirrors religious supremacism in its contempt for outsiders, its certainty of its own righteousness, and its missionary impulse to convert or humiliate the non-believer. It is common in online new atheist communities, where believers are called "delusional" and "brainwashed," and where any criticism of atheism is met with accusations of theism.
Example: "He argued that religious people should be barred from public office because they are 'irrational'—atheist supremacism, mistaking secularism for superiority."

Epistemological Supremacism

The belief that one's own epistemological framework—typically Western scientific materialism—is not just valid but inherently superior to all other ways of knowing, and that those who use different frameworks are not just different but deficient. Epistemological supremacism justifies dismissing indigenous knowledge, oral traditions, experiential knowledge, and spiritual insights as "unscientific" or "irrational," often without examining them. It is a form of cognitive colonialism that imposes one culture's standards of truth on all others.
Example: "He told an indigenous elder that his knowledge was 'just anecdote.' Epistemological supremacism: assuming one way of knowing is the only way."

Skeptic Supremacism

The belief that skepticism—defined narrowly as doubt toward anything not scientifically proven—is the superior epistemic stance, and that those who are less skeptical are gullible, irrational, or intellectually weak. Skeptic supremacism often dismisses trust, faith, and intuition as defects, ignoring that skepticism itself rests on unproven assumptions (e.g., that the future resembles the past). It is the arrogance of doubt.
Example: "He called her 'gullible' for believing in her community's traditions—skeptic supremacism, treating suspicion as a virtue and trust as a vice."

Skeptic Fanaticism

An extreme devotion to skepticism, often manifesting as a crusade to debunk anything that cannot be scientifically proven, regardless of its cultural or personal significance. The skeptic fanatic spends hours attacking astrology, homeopathy, religion, and even harmless spiritual practices, often with ridicule and contempt. This fanaticism is not balanced skepticism—it is a selective, obsessive doubt that is rarely applied to the skeptic's own assumptions. It is doubt as dogmatism.

Example: "He couldn't let anyone mention crystals without a lecture on physics—skeptic fanaticism, turning doubt into a full-time job."