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    Lewis argued that science is like a religion in that it provides meaning and explanations about the world. However, he was against "Scientism," the belief that science alone should dictate public policy, morals, and religious beliefs. While science exists to gain knowledge outside of values, Lewis wanted its pursuit and applications to be grounded in principles and consider potential future effects. The film portrayed how modern life driven by technology has disconnected people from nature and taken away peace of mind, while earlier village life was more grounded.

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    Magician's Twin

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    Lewis argued that science is like a religion in that it provides meaning and explanations about the world. However, he was against "Scientism," the belief that science alone should dictate public policy, morals, and religious beliefs. While science exists to gain knowledge outside of values, Lewis wanted its pursuit and applications to be grounded in principles and consider potential future effects. The film portrayed how modern life driven by technology has disconnected people from nature and taken away peace of mind, while earlier village life was more grounded.

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    Lewis argued that science is like a religion in that it provides meaning and explanations about the world. However, he was against "Scientism," the belief that science alone should dictate public policy, morals, and religious beliefs. While science exists to gain knowledge outside of values, Lewis wanted its pursuit and applications to be grounded in principles and consider potential future effects. The film portrayed how modern life driven by technology has disconnected people from nature and taken away peace of mind, while earlier village life was more grounded.

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    Magician's Twin

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    Lewis argued that science is like a religion in that it provides meaning and explanations about the world. However, he was against "Scientism," the belief that science alone should dictate public policy, morals, and religious beliefs. While science exists to gain knowledge outside of values, Lewis wanted its pursuit and applications to be grounded in principles and consider potential future effects. The film portrayed how modern life driven by technology has disconnected people from nature and taken away peace of mind, while earlier village life was more grounded.

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    Liboon, Kyle Angelo F.

    STS
    PO2A Reflection Paper

    Magician’s Twin:CS Lewis and the Case Against Scientism

    In the short film, Lewis compared science to magic. He argued that science is
    like the same as a religion. Like religion, science provides us the different meaning of
    what is happening in this world. With science, we are able to find out what is the
    unknown by unconventional means. Lewis further explained that science is credulity; it
    minimizes skepticism as a source of explanation for everything. Finally Lewis considered
    science as a power since it is the most dangerous similarity with magic. This knowledge
    can change many lives for the better or even for the worse depending on the individual
    who is controlling it. Comparing the two ideas, it is obvious that compared to magic,
    science is able to show what is real.

    Reflecting on the what I watched, Lewis was never anti-science but he was
    against Scientism, or the belief that modern science dictates the knowledge of the world
    and that scientists are the ones who should make the call regarding public policy or even
    in the extent of our moral values and religious beliefs. As mentioned at other topics,
    science is something that exists outside a person’s values and morals to acquire
    knowledge. With this in mind, Lewis was right to be against Scientism. Science exists for
    everyone and it is not a tool to control society’s values and morals. It is up to the people
    of science on how they would handle using science as a medium to advance. Although
    science is outside the scope of morals, values, or religion, Lewis wanted the pursuit of
    knowledge by using science to be based in principles with the possible effects it can
    bring at the near future.

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    Liboon, Kyle Angelo F. STS
    PO2A Reflection Paper
    Village of the Water Mills

    The short film portrays a contrast between the technologically driven life that is
    seen on most people today and what the village lifestyle used to be, which is considered
    primitive now.

    Reflecting from the film, while technology has provided us with convenience, it
    has disconnected us from Earth. As if we are something separate from it. Earth has
    been on a relentless cycle of creation and destruction ever since man was formed out of
    it. While the modernization of human life has seemingly made things easier it has also
    caused distractions and taken away one necessity that many people overlook, peace of
    mind. While technology has made things easier, it has also caused distractions and has
    taken away one necessity that many people needs to survive which is peace of mind.
    We shouldn’t allow technology to blind us from the important things in life. Before it’s too
    late, we should enjoy the everyday lives we have and not be caged on depending on
    things that would eventually be destroyed or become useless.

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