Quote by G.K. Chesterton

I never said a word against eminent men of science. What I complain of is a vague popular philosophy which supposes itself to be scientific when it it really nothing but a sort of new religion and an uncommonly nasty one.

I never said a word against eminent men of science. What I c

Summary

In this quote, the speaker clarifies that they do not criticize respected scientists or intellectuals. Instead, they express their discontent towards a broad and ambiguous popular philosophy that masquerades as science but is, in reality, a semblance of a new, and particularly unpleasant, religion. The speaker suggests that this "philosophy" lacks true scientific foundations and carries negative implications.

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Science Philosophy New Atheism

By G.K. Chesterton

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