https://freerepublic.com/tag/breakingthespell/ en-us Mon, 20 Feb 2006 22:55:17 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1582364/posts THE question of the place of science in human life is not a scientific question. It is a philosophical question. Scientism, the view that science can explain all human conditions and expressions, mental as well as physical, is a superstition, one of the dominant superstitions of our day; and it is not an insult to science to say so. For a sorry instance of present-day scientism, it would be hard to improve on Daniel C. Dennett's book. "Breaking the Spell" is a work of considerable historical interest, because it is a merry anthology of contemporary superstitions. The NY Times (tip o'the hat to Ramesh Ponnuru on NRO 's corner) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1582364/posts#comment Mon, 20 Feb 2006 22:55:17 GMT