The problem is not scientism per se but scientism—the elevation of physical science to the supreme position among all forms of knowledge, when properly it should be subordinate to philosophy and theology, which deal with ultimate meaning and the summum bonum.
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Bishop Robert BaronEvidence Quote
“i love the sciences but i hate scientism...the physical sciences belong in the supreme position vis-a-vis all forms of human knowing and i'm shouting at the screen no no that's exactly where they don't belong...there's a hierarchy...an epistemic hierarchy and science physical science does not belong at the top of it when it does something goes really wrong with the human spirit and there's a starvation of the spirit”
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The 4 Horsemen of Meaning | Bishop Barron, John Vervaeke, and Jonathan Pageau | EP 204— Jordan B PetersonCreated: 8/10/2026, 11:07:05 PM
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