Hard Problem of Scientism

The paradox of claiming science as the only valid way to know anything: such a claim is not a scientific claim, but a philosophical one. Scientism cannot be validated by the scientific method; it's an article of faith. The hard problem is that it uses the authority of science to make an unscientific, totalizing statement about knowledge, thereby violating its own rule and collapsing into dogma.

Example: "He said, 'If it's not in a peer-reviewed journal, it's not real knowledge.' When asked if that statement itself was in a peer-reviewed journal, he scoffed. That's the hard problem of scientism: the claim that silences all other voices can't survive its own microphone check."

Hard Problem of Scientism by Abzugal January 30, 2026

Scientate 

Cross between meditation and science. You meditate while hearing and learning about science.

Ysterday in Class Becky brought up ........

"Hey you guys" Said By Becky

"What?" Class

"Next we have science. Since I havent meditated today I am going to Scientate during Science class Just like our teacher said to do." Becky

"Cool" Class

"My New favorite class." Becky

Scientate by mijelle September 22, 2009

Scientificky 

Something that sounds sciencecy or relates to science

Using big words in science may help you sounds scientificky

Scientificky by dandyDavis June 29, 2010

scientilicious 

Scientifically delicious :)

That equation is scientilicious.
Look! What a scientilicious formula!

scientilicious by Matej October 5, 2013

Scientmatician 

Someone who studies science in a meaningful way, unlike their counterparts the 'scientists'. See also scientmagician

Bill was going to become a scientist and be boring, but instead he became a scientmatician and doesn't suck!

Scientmatician by Wheresmyhandle April 27, 2017

scientificical 

This word is the definition of a scientific answer with a play on words and has not yet been included into English grammar but is used in secondary and primary science departments. It basically has the same meaning of scientific.

Give me a scientificical answer to the reason of the force push.

scientificical by Namelia not to be shown December 15, 2017

scientific nut 

scientific nut, is when you nut as hard as scientist say you can nut, and manage to nut 9 feet

(Scientist): how is it going with the nutting?

(Subject): i dont think its possible to scientific nut that hard, i think we shold give up on the operati-

BANG!!!

(Scientist): Bring in the next subject! The last one could'nt do it

scientific nut by PersonWithPHDInSmart February 25, 2019