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What is scientism? How is this approach often confused with science? Please use an example in your discussion to help differentiate between science and scientism.

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Scientism vs science.

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Scientism is an ideology or belief that explains science as only as an objective means by which society deriver values. scientism is often interpreted as science applied "in excess". It includes an excessive deference to the claims of scientists or an uncritical eagerness to accept any result described as scientific. The term scientism is also used by historians, philosophers, and cultural critics to highlight the possible dangers of lapses towards all fields of human knowledge. Science is derived from a broader term Scientia i.e. metaphysics and mathematics.

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