>>> I was having this exact discussion with a philosophy of science major a few days ago. We were both bothered by the current fetishization of science. It's troubling that otherwise well-educated, logical people have come to elevate science as this god-like authority, and scientific consensus as the source of all truths.
I live in a neighborhood in the shadow of a big university, where you can't spit without hitting a scientist. I work for a science oriented business. My parents, my siblings, and our spouses, are all scientists.
I don't know a single scientist who treats science as a god-like authority. In fact I believe this is a popular straw man, or a tu quoque fallacy trying to pin the characteristics of religion on science.
I think you're saying the same thing (and I agree with it).
People who actually do science rarely (not never, but rarely) fall into this fallacy. The fallacy takes hold of generally-educated people who lack specific scientific training.
I live in a neighborhood in the shadow of a big university, where you can't spit without hitting a scientist. I work for a science oriented business. My parents, my siblings, and our spouses, are all scientists.
I don't know a single scientist who treats science as a god-like authority. In fact I believe this is a popular straw man, or a tu quoque fallacy trying to pin the characteristics of religion on science.