Scientism is an overstatement of the power of science and claims that science can explain everything. Sometimes it is stated as, “Science is the only way to know things” or, as a slightly less extreme version, “Science is the best way to know things.” A statement is self-refuting if it contradicts itself or states something that cannot possibly be true. As discussed in chapter 3, if I said to you, “I cannot speak or write a single word in English,” that would be a self-refuting statement. How could I write or say that sentence in English if I cannot speak or write a single word in English!
