Scientism Is Self-Refuting

Scientism Is Self-Refuting – Ep.326 – Scientism & Secularism – Scientism Is Self-Refuting & Scientism Is the Enemy of Science – Cave To The Cross Apologetics – Part 1

Patrick June 16, 2025

Now that we’ve defined our terms about scientism, what makes it so dangerous? Here we introduce that scientism is self-refuting. This matters because the claims scientism makes means that it then makes science impossible to do. Moreland gives six presuppositions that actual science rests upon and in upcoming episodes we’ll look at those presuppositions.

TIMELINE:

00:00 – Introduction
03:09 – Strong Scientism Is Self-Refuting
04:32 – What Self-Refuting Actually Means
06:24 – Examples Of Self-Refuting
08:29 – Wrong Vs. Self-Refuting Claims
10:51 – Why Is Strong Scientism Self-Refuting?
12:21 – No Amount Of Research Will Change It
14:40 – Scientism Is the Enemy of Science
15:25 – Scientism Actually Destroys Science
16:41 – Philosophical Presuppositions To Do Science
19:39 – 6 Presuppositions One Needs To Do Science
21:22 – The Issues Scientism Has With The 6 Presuppositions Of Science
22:18 – Conclusion

Scientism Is Self-Refuting