Scientism

Every generation has its favorite bad ideas. In ancient Rome, wealthy elites paid top-dollar for vials full of gladiators’ sweat, as they believed it could prevent signs of aging. (It couldn’t.) In the 1700s, doctors told patients suffering with gout that drinking more gin would cure their disease. (It didn’t.) Less than two centuries ago, most people around the world believed it was appropriate to own, buy, and sell other people. (It wasn’t.) It’s easy to cast judgment on the mistakes of the past, but what about our modern-day missteps? A hundred years from now, what will people say about us? Modern Heresies is a series of messages about some of the most prolific bad ideas of our time. From selfism (“I am the center of the universe.”) and sensualism (“If it feels good, do it.”) to scientism (“Science is all we can know for sure.”) and syncretism (“I can make my own belief system by taking what I like from many religions and worldviews.”), we have no shortage of harmful, false teachings these days. Join us on Sundays starting July 14 as we critique these (and other) modern heresies through the lens of the Bible.