The Magician’s Twin – Apologetics Ministry

07Jan 2021 by Post

Bright Idea: Put Scientists in Charge Instead?

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Could scientists and advocates of scientism really make a worse hash of things than the politicians? Source

30Aug 2020 by Post

C. S. Lewis Foresaw Scientism’s Totalitarian Potential

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According to Lewis, science steps dangerously outside its bounds when it assumes it has all knowledge, especially moral knowledge. Source

29Aug 2020 by Post

C. S. Lewis Criticized Scientism, Not Science

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Scientism is the idea that science is the ultimate path to knowledge and wisdom — the only sure path — and that the spiritual realm is a mirage. Source

19Aug 2020 by Post

Watch: C. S. Lewis on Demonic Scientific Planning

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Here, Professor C. John Collins of Covenant Theological Seminary explains Lewis's critique of scientific planning. Source