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[color=blueBy Tom Woods | Principia Scientific | August 6, 2021
Should we trust people who claim to be speaking in the name of science?
Someone on Twitter just posted this, thinking himself profound:
“If you think you don’t trust scientists, you’re mistaken. You trust scientists in a million different ways every time you step on a plane, or for that matter turn on your tap or open a can of beans. The fact that you’re unaware of this doesn’t mean it’s not so.”
Saifedean Ammous, a great friend of the Tom Woods Show, wasn’t about to let this stand.
Before going any further, let me add this: after the past 18 months, I think the dangers and absurdities of scientism have become clear enough.
“Science” does not and is not intended to have the answers to all questions. It does not and cannot tell us what we should value, what our priorities should be, whether certain behaviors are morally acceptable or indeed required, etc.
Staring longingly at men in white coats, seeking the meaning of life, is superstition of the worst kind.
Not to mention: the standard story of how science progresses is completely wrong. We do not move forward because government-subsidized men in lab coats play around in laboratories doing “basic science” untainted by mundane concerns.
It is generally men of action who actually do the work.][/color]
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[color=blueBy Tom Woods | Principia Scientific | August 6, 2021
Should we trust people who claim to be speaking in the name of science?
Someone on Twitter just posted this, thinking himself profound:
“If you think you don’t trust scientists, you’re mistaken. You trust scientists in a million different ways every time you step on a plane, or for that matter turn on your tap or open a can of beans. The fact that you’re unaware of this doesn’t mean it’s not so.”
Saifedean Ammous, a great friend of the Tom Woods Show, wasn’t about to let this stand.
Before going any further, let me add this: after the past 18 months, I think the dangers and absurdities of scientism have become clear enough.
“Science” does not and is not intended to have the answers to all questions. It does not and cannot tell us what we should value, what our priorities should be, whether certain behaviors are morally acceptable or indeed required, etc.
Staring longingly at men in white coats, seeking the meaning of life, is superstition of the worst kind.
Not to mention: the standard story of how science progresses is completely wrong. We do not move forward because government-subsidized men in lab coats play around in laboratories doing “basic science” untainted by mundane concerns.
It is generally men of action who actually do the work.][/color]