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		<title>𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹: Text replacement - &quot;\[\[Category(.*) of (.*)\]\]&quot; to &quot;&quot;</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Text replacement - &amp;quot;\[\[Category(.*) of (.*)\]\]&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l1&quot;&gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;'''Scientism''' is the opinion that Science &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Category:Science]] and the [[scientific method]] are the best or only way to render truth about the [[world]] and reality.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Glossary Definition: Scientism |url=https://www.pbs.org/faithandreason/gengloss/sciism-body.html |date=1999 |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=www.pbs.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001011010123/https://www.pbs.org/faithandreason/gengloss/sciism-body.html |archive-date=2000-10-11 |url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite journal |last1=Hietanen |first1=Johan |last2=Turunen |first2=Petri |last3=Hirvonen |first3=Ilmari |last4=Karisto |first4=Janne |last5=Pättiniemi |first5=Ilkka |last6=Saarinen |first6=Henrik |date=July 2020 |title=How not to criticise scientism |journal=Metaphilosophy |volume=51 |issue=4 |pages=522–547 |doi=10.1111/meta.12443 |doi-access=free |quote=[Scientism can be divided] into four categories in terms of how strong (Science [[Category:Science]] &lt;/del&gt;is the only source of knowledge) or weak (Science &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Category:Science]] is the best source of knowledge) and how narrow (only natural Science [[Category:Science]]&lt;/del&gt;s) or broad (all Science [[Category:Science]]s or at least not only the natural Science [[Category:Science]]s) they are.}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;'''Scientism''' is the opinion that Science &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; &lt;/ins&gt;is the only source of knowledge) or weak (Science s) or broad (all Science [[Category:Science]]s or at least not only the natural Science [[Category:Science]]s) they are.}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Bacchus: Text replacement - &quot;science&quot; to &quot;Science Category:Science&quot;</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Text replacement - &amp;quot;science&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;Science &lt;a href=&quot;/index.php/Category:Science&quot; title=&quot;Category:Science&quot;&gt;Category:Science&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l1&quot;&gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;'''Scientism''' is the opinion that &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;science &lt;/del&gt;and the [[scientific method]] are the best or only way to render truth about the [[world]] and reality.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Glossary Definition: Scientism |url=https://www.pbs.org/faithandreason/gengloss/sciism-body.html |date=1999 |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=www.pbs.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001011010123/https://www.pbs.org/faithandreason/gengloss/sciism-body.html |archive-date=2000-10-11 |url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite journal |last1=Hietanen |first1=Johan |last2=Turunen |first2=Petri |last3=Hirvonen |first3=Ilmari |last4=Karisto |first4=Janne |last5=Pättiniemi |first5=Ilkka |last6=Saarinen |first6=Henrik |date=July 2020 |title=How not to criticise scientism |journal=Metaphilosophy |volume=51 |issue=4 |pages=522–547 |doi=10.1111/meta.12443 |doi-access=free |quote=[Scientism can be divided] into four categories in terms of how strong (&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;science &lt;/del&gt;is the only source of knowledge) or weak (&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;science &lt;/del&gt;is the best source of knowledge) and how narrow (only natural &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;sciences&lt;/del&gt;) or broad (all &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;sciences &lt;/del&gt;or at least not only the natural &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;sciences&lt;/del&gt;) they are.}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;'''Scientism''' is the opinion that &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Science [[Category:Science]] &lt;/ins&gt;and the [[scientific method]] are the best or only way to render truth about the [[world]] and reality.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Glossary Definition: Scientism |url=https://www.pbs.org/faithandreason/gengloss/sciism-body.html |date=1999 |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=www.pbs.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001011010123/https://www.pbs.org/faithandreason/gengloss/sciism-body.html |archive-date=2000-10-11 |url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite journal |last1=Hietanen |first1=Johan |last2=Turunen |first2=Petri |last3=Hirvonen |first3=Ilmari |last4=Karisto |first4=Janne |last5=Pättiniemi |first5=Ilkka |last6=Saarinen |first6=Henrik |date=July 2020 |title=How not to criticise scientism |journal=Metaphilosophy |volume=51 |issue=4 |pages=522–547 |doi=10.1111/meta.12443 |doi-access=free |quote=[Scientism can be divided] into four categories in terms of how strong (&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Science [[Category:Science]] &lt;/ins&gt;is the only source of knowledge) or weak (&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Science [[Category:Science]] &lt;/ins&gt;is the best source of knowledge) and how narrow (only natural &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Science [[Category:Science]]s&lt;/ins&gt;) or broad (all &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Science [[Category:Science]]s &lt;/ins&gt;or at least not only the natural &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Science [[Category:Science]]s&lt;/ins&gt;) they are.}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;While the term was defined originally to mean &amp;quot;methods and attitudes typical of or attributed to natural scientists&amp;quot;, some scholars (and subsequently many others) also adopted it as a pejorative term with the meaning &amp;quot;an exaggerated trust in the efficacy of the methods of natural &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;science &lt;/del&gt;applied to all areas of investigation (as in philosophy, the social &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;sciences&lt;/del&gt;, and the humanities)&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scientism/ |title=Scientism |publisher=Merriam-Webster |website=Meriam-Webster.com Dictionary |access-date=April 6, 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;While the term was defined originally to mean &amp;quot;methods and attitudes typical of or attributed to natural scientists&amp;quot;, some scholars (and subsequently many others) also adopted it as a pejorative term with the meaning &amp;quot;an exaggerated trust in the efficacy of the methods of natural &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Science [[Category:Science]] &lt;/ins&gt;applied to all areas of investigation (as in philosophy, the social &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Science [[Category:Science]]s&lt;/ins&gt;, and the humanities)&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scientism/ |title=Scientism |publisher=Merriam-Webster |website=Meriam-Webster.com Dictionary |access-date=April 6, 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Bacchus</name></author>
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		<title>Bacchus: Created page with &quot;'''Scientism''' is the opinion that science and the scientific method are the best or only way to render truth about the world and reality.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |title=Glossary Definition: Scientism |url=https://www.pbs.org/faithandreason/gengloss/sciism-body.html |date=1999 |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=www.pbs.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001011010123/https://www.pbs.org/faithandreason/gengloss/sciism-body.html |archive-date=2000-10-11 |url-statu...&quot;</title>
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		<updated>2023-01-16T02:50:54Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Created page with &amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Scientism&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the opinion that science and the &lt;a href=&quot;/index.php/Scientific_method&quot; title=&quot;Scientific method&quot;&gt;scientific method&lt;/a&gt; are the best or only way to render truth about the &lt;a href=&quot;/index.php?title=World&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot; class=&quot;new&quot; title=&quot;World (page does not exist)&quot;&gt;world&lt;/a&gt; and reality.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Glossary Definition: Scientism |url=https://www.pbs.org/faithandreason/gengloss/sciism-body.html |date=1999 |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=www.pbs.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001011010123/https://www.pbs.org/faithandreason/gengloss/sciism-body.html |archive-date=2000-10-11 |url-statu...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;'''Scientism''' is the opinion that science and the [[scientific method]] are the best or only way to render truth about the [[world]] and reality.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Glossary Definition: Scientism |url=https://www.pbs.org/faithandreason/gengloss/sciism-body.html |date=1999 |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=www.pbs.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001011010123/https://www.pbs.org/faithandreason/gengloss/sciism-body.html |archive-date=2000-10-11 |url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite journal |last1=Hietanen |first1=Johan |last2=Turunen |first2=Petri |last3=Hirvonen |first3=Ilmari |last4=Karisto |first4=Janne |last5=Pättiniemi |first5=Ilkka |last6=Saarinen |first6=Henrik |date=July 2020 |title=How not to criticise scientism |journal=Metaphilosophy |volume=51 |issue=4 |pages=522–547 |doi=10.1111/meta.12443 |doi-access=free |quote=[Scientism can be divided] into four categories in terms of how strong (science is the only source of knowledge) or weak (science is the best source of knowledge) and how narrow (only natural sciences) or broad (all sciences or at least not only the natural sciences) they are.}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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While the term was defined originally to mean &amp;quot;methods and attitudes typical of or attributed to natural scientists&amp;quot;, some scholars (and subsequently many others) also adopted it as a pejorative term with the meaning &amp;quot;an exaggerated trust in the efficacy of the methods of natural science applied to all areas of investigation (as in philosophy, the social sciences, and the humanities)&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scientism/ |title=Scientism |publisher=Merriam-Webster |website=Meriam-Webster.com Dictionary |access-date=April 6, 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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