Also called Scientism: The dogmatic, uncritical belief that the scientific method is the only valid form of knowledge and can, in principle, answer all meaningful questions. It is an ideological overreach that dismisses the value of ethics, philosophy, art, history, and lived experience. This bigotry often comes with a hierarchy that views physics as "harder" (and therefore superior) than sociology, and views all non-scientific frameworks as inferior or merely "subjective opinion." It fails to see science as a powerful but limited tool within a broader humanistic enterprise.
Example: A science bigot declares, "If you can't measure it, it doesn't exist," thereby dismissing love, beauty, justice, and meaning as irrelevant illusions. They argue morality should be solely derived from evolutionary psychology, or that consciousness is "just" neural activity, not recognizing that the "just" smuggles in a reductionist philosophy, not a scientific fact. This bigotry alienates the humanities, creates blind spots about the values driving science itself, and produces a cold, disenchanted worldview it mistakes for objectivity. Science Bigotry.
by Dumuabzu January 25, 2026
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