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#112 – Ian Hutchinson: Nuclear Fusion, Plasma Physics, and Religion

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Beyond Scientism: Exploring Knowledge

This chapter examines scientism, critiquing the belief that science is the sole pathway to knowledge and highlighting the importance of diverse understandings from history, philosophy, and the arts. It emphasizes the need for humility in knowledge-seeking and acknowledges the limitations of our understanding in the face of existential questions.

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