More generally, scientism is often interpreted as science applied “in excess”. I argue that scientism can best be understood as a fallacy, specifically as a kind of category mistake. In its most commonly cited form, scientism consists in claiming that science is the only source of real knowledge and, therefore, that what science does not discover does not exist. Scientism can be thought of as a scientific worldview that encompasses natural explanations for all phenomena, eschews supernatural and paranormal speculations, and embraces Empiricism and reason as the twin pillars of a philosophy of life appropriate for an Age of Science. Two central arguments against scientism, the (false) dilemma and self-referential incoherence, are analysed. What are the two main arguments against scientism? There is something which unites magic and applied science while separating both from the wisdom of earlier ages. The serious magical endeavour and the serious scientific endeavour are twins: one was sickly and died, the other strong and throve. How are science and magic considered twins? When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.” For physicists and mathematicians, “elderly” means over 30. He may have even repeated the first of “Clarke’s Laws”: “When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. Clarke When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible? c : indeterminate in shape or structure indistinguishable forms in the mist.Īrthur C. b : not clearly recognizable or understandable indistinguishable differences. a : lacking identifying or individualizing qualities seemingly indistinguishable alternatives. What is the meaning of Clarke’s third law?Īny sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic What is indistinguishable? In other words, the only difference between technology and magic, is that the one is something that we understand today the other something that we do not yet understand, but eventually will. What’s the difference between magic and technology?Īny sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Clarke formulated his famous Three Laws, of which the third law is the best-known and most widely cited: “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”. In 1962, in his book “Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry into the Limits of the Possible”, science fiction writer Arthur C.
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