The mistaken belief that the scientific method, as it is popularly understood (hypothesis, experiment, conclusion), is the only valid path to knowledge and that all other forms of understanding—philosophical reasoning, artistic insight, personal experience—are worthless. It’s a scientistic worldview that fails to recognize that science itself is built on philosophical assumptions (like the existence of an objective reality) that cannot be proven by science.
Example: "He tried to use Scientific Method Bias to argue that the concept of love is meaningless because you can't isolate it in a petri dish."
by Dumu The Void March 11, 2026
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