The selective reverence for the authority of science while ignoring its process and limitations, especially when they're inconvenient. This manifests as treating settled science as an infallible dogma not to be questioned (blind scientism) or, conversely, dismissing robust scientific consensus in one area (like climate science) while uncritically accepting it in another (like aeronautics). It's using "science" as a stamp of approval or a cudgel, not as a method for inquiry.
Example: "He had a major science blind spot. He'd quote nutrition studies to justify his juice cleanse with religious fervor, but dismiss decades of climatology as 'just models' because accepting it would mean questioning his libertarian worldview. Science was his priest when it preached what he liked, and a liar when it didn't."
by AbzuInExile January 31, 2026
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