Scientism 

When science turns into ideology, religion and political interests. Rather than to allow people to object, criticize and dissect the subject in the pursuit of truth. If one study have been made it is by some seen as the holy truth and is unquestionable. Everyone questioning it are "deniers" or "anti" in some way or another. Scientism also say that the scientific method is perfected and there are no biases, corruption or economic interests in today scientific research.

There are people of scientism that believe that the first study is unquestionable and call people who criticize it for "deniers" or "anti". That the sciencetific method is perfected and that that it is the absolute truth

Scientism by Vi veri universum vivus vici September 14, 2021

scientism 

Claiming truth of a theory (or belief) based on the use of scientific methods to find evidence supporting the theory rather than to test or falsify it.

"Global Warming" believers use scientism to support their position.

scientism by wuwt May 11, 2015

scientism 

Religion based on science.

Many fundamentalist Christians tell me that the world is six thousand years old. They say the Bible says so, indirectly, and they show this by comparing genealogies from Adam to Jesus. These add up to 4,000 years, and Jesus was born 2,000 years ago. I do NOT believe this because SCIENCE says otherwise.

Get REAL! Get SCIENTISM!

scientism by Agnos Morehead August 5, 2006

Scientism 

A severe disease causing a chronic form of mental autism, mostly given effect to people with the name "Austin". The first ever recording of this disease was on august of 2018, from a boy named Austin Boudi, also known as Bouders914. (please watch out for him)

Hey, look! Austin has Scientism!

Scientism by Mr.HappyTapioca October 18, 2018

scientism 

The belief is that the scientific method and the assumptions and research methods of the physical sciences apply to their disciplines (such as the humanities and social sciences), or that those other disciplines are not as valuable.

The concept of scientism is complicated.

scientism by Angriest Mouse of Schnaasberg April 5, 2022

Scientism

The ideological belief that the natural sciences are the only reliable source of genuine knowledge, and that questions of meaning, value, and existence must be answerable by scientific methods or be dismissed as meaningless. Scientism goes beyond respecting scientific results; it elevates science to the status of a total worldview, often accompanied by hostility to philosophy, religion, the humanities, and any form of knowing that doesn't fit the empirical mold. While science is a powerful tool, scientism is a category error—mistaking one way of knowing for the only way.

Example: "He dismissed all ethical discussions as 'just opinions' because they weren't empirically testable—scientism, reducing the entire domain of values to a footnote in a lab report."

Scientism by Dumu The Void April 20, 2026

Scientism

The belief that science is not just a valuable method for understanding the natural world, but the only source of genuine knowledge, the ultimate arbiter of truth, and a comprehensive worldview that can replace philosophy, religion, and art. In its secular‑religious form, scientism has dogmas (methodological naturalism, reductionism, materialism), sacred texts (popular science books), high priests (celebrity scientists), and rituals (worship of peer review). It also has an eschatology: salvation through technology. Critics argue that scientism is self‑refuting, because its core claim—that only science produces knowledge—cannot itself be proven by science. It is a faith, not a science.

Scientism Example: “The scientism devotee declared that ‘science has answered all important questions’ and that anyone who reads poetry for meaning is ‘irrational.’ He was practicing a religion, not science.”

Scientism by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal June 5, 2026