Pseudosciences: A new threat to the secular humanist project

Historically, secular humanism has been in conflict with religious thought in the academic and social spheres. This article supports the thesis that in modern times pseudosciences and pseudoscientific thinking are a threat to the humanist project, comparable to religious fundamentalism. To prove it,...

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Autores: García-Belaunde Velarde, Víctor, Gayozzo, Piero
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2023
País:Perú
Recursos:Universidad Científica del Sur
Repositório:Revistas - Universidad Científica del Sur
Idioma:espanhol
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.cientifica.edu.pe:article/1108
Acesso em linha:https://revistas.cientifica.edu.pe/index.php/desdeelsur/article/view/1108
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:ciencia
fundamentalismo religioso
humanismo secular
pseudociencias
pseudoscience
science
religious fundamentalism
secular humanism
Descrição
Resumo:Historically, secular humanism has been in conflict with religious thought in the academic and social spheres. This article supports the thesis that in modern times pseudosciences and pseudoscientific thinking are a threat to the humanist project, comparable to religious fundamentalism. To prove it, the concept of Secular Humanism and how it is threatened by religious fundamentalism is explained. This is followed by the definition of what pseudosciences are and what pseudoscientific thinking is. Subsequently, the way how pseudosciences threaten the secular humanist project is described. The conclusion states that pseudoscientific thought and religious fundamentalism are equally dangerous for social coexistence.