Tag: scientocracy

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Author
Stephen C. Meyer

Date
March 13, 2024

Tagged
, anti-science, Charles Darwin, consensus science, Darwinism, Evolution, Humanize, Intelligent Design, Materialism, Neo-Darwinism, open inquiry, peer review, public trust, scientific controversy, Scientism, scientocracy, settled science, Stephen C Meyer, trust science, unscientific, Wesley J Smith}

Stephen Meyer on the Crisis of Trust in Science

_{Stephen C. Meyer

March 13, 2024

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Is modern science a search for truth or a search for power? How can we restore public trust in the scientific enterprise? On this ID The Future, we're delighted to share a recent conversation between bioethicist Wesley J. Smith and philosopher of science Dr. Stephen C. Meyer. In an exchange that lasts just over an hour, Smith and Meyer touch on a variety of topics relevant to the public’s view of the scientific enterprise. This interview originally aired on the Humanize podcast. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
November 24, 2023

Tagged
, Anthony Fauci, C.S. Lewis, Covid, COVID-19, CS Lewis, Darwinism, dystopia, Evolution, Francis Collins, government, humanity, Intelligent Design, John West, lockdown, Materialism, moral relativism, pandemic, public health, Science, scientific Materialism, scientific progress, Scientism, scientocracy, technocracy, The Magician's Twin, totalitarian science, totalitarianism, tyranny, utopia}

Thus Saith the Science: C.S. Lewis on the Dangers of Scientism

_{John G. West

November 24, 2023

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Progress is an appealing idea, but what happens when we do not all desire the same things? On this ID The Future, we mark the 60th anniversary of the death of British writer C. S. Lewis as host Andrew McDiarmid concludes a conversation with Dr. John West about Lewis's prophetic warnings to us about science and scientism. Dr. West explains how scientism harms real scientific progress and leads to moral relativism. And he discusses how we can bring science back into alignment with older, deeper human truths. This is Part 2 of a two-part conversation. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
November 22, 2023

Tagged
, Anthony Fauci, C.S. Lewis, Covid, COVID-19, CS Lewis, Darwinism, dystopia, Evolution, Francis Collins, government, John West, lockdown, Materialism, moral relativism, pandemic, public health, Science, scientific Materialism, scientific progress, Scientism, scientocracy, technocracy, The Magician's Twin, totalitarian science, totalitarianism, tyranny, utopia}

C. S. Lewis’s Prophetic Legacy on Scientism

_{John G. West

November 22, 2023

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What happens when science leaves human values behind? Or when governments become governed by scientists? On this ID The Future, we mark the 60th anniversary of the death of British writer C. S. Lewis as host Andrew McDiarmid begins a conversation with Dr. John West about Lewis's prophetic warnings to us about science and scientism. Dr. West discusses what scientism is, what happens when science neglects deeper human truths, and how Lewis warned against the rise of technocracies. This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
August 26, 2020

Tagged
, __edited, 1984, Aldous Huxley, argument from reason, authoritarianism, Brave New World, C. John Collins, C.S. Lewis, Charles Darwin, Daniel Bell, dehumanization, Disneyland, dystopia, Ethics, Eugenics, George Orwell, Jay W. Richards. John G. West, Michael Aeschliman, modernity, new humanity, Public Policy, scientific planning, Scientism, scientocracy, That Hideous Strength, The Abolition of Man}

The Magician’s Twin: C.S. Lewis and the Case Against Scientism, Pt. 2

_{John G. West

August 26, 2020

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On this episode of ID the Future, we bring you the second half of John West's documentary The Magician's Twin: C. S. Lewis and the Case Against Scientism. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
December 23, 2009

Tagged
, __edited, consensus, scientocracy}

Scientocracy Rules

_{Casey Luskin

December 23, 2009

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Welcome to the Scientocracy, where unless you fully accede to the consensus view, then your opinion not only doesn’t matter, it might even be dangerous. On this episode of ID the Future Casey Luskin shows how a recent move to redefine scientific literacy from an understanding of science into wholesale capitulation to the “consensus” damages true scientific literacy — including the right to debate and dissent.