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The most interesting part of this week’s readings is the scientism section. This is a topic I have never really thought about in the past. I have always done so many things in my life and career that are rooted in science. With that being said, I have never considered science the driving force in my life or in the decisions I make. Scientism has been described by some as “putting too high a value on natural science in comparison with other branches of learning or culture,†(Burnett). This tells me that there are people out there who use science to make all of their decisions, beliefs, develop their values, and more.
I think spirituality helps us become more rounded people, and scientism presents barriers to that. I’m not trying to say that it is bad for people to practice it, but that I am just not educated enough on the topic to say much at all about it. It is just a new topic for me, and very interesting to start to read up on.