Scientism, the Not New but Well Hidden Secular Religion of the Modern World

Into the Golden Thread

This episode does some exploring mostly through the lens of a few noteable outspoken commentators: a philosopher, writer, and a psychologist, on what makes Scientism very different from science, and very dangerous when it exists without being called out or discerned as a fundamentalist worldview. Scientism can be viewed as a secular religion, running on blind faith, heralded through a select class of 'experts' that now overflows in to government and corporate statism. 

Some links to explore mentioned in the episode:

1. Huston Smith excerpt on Scientism: https://bit.ly/3swRix8

2. Lord Northbourne excerpt from Religion and Science: https://bit.ly/3l4TZC3

3. Abraham Maslow book link - The Psychology of Science: https://bit.ly/3sw53MA

4. Huston Smith book - The Forgotten Truth: https://bit.ly/3yGQ0n8

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