Before revision: While the term was defined originally to mean " methodsmethod and attitudesattitude typical of or attributedattribute to natural scientistsscience ", some scholarsscholar , as well as political and religious leadersleader , have also adoptedadopt it as a pejorative term with the meaning "an exaggerated trust in the efficacy of the methods of natural science applied to all areas of investigation (as in philosophy, the social sciences, and the humanities)".
After revision: While the term was defined originally to mean " methods and attitudes typical of or attributed to natural scientists ", some scholars , as well as political and religious leaders , have also adopted it as a pejorative term with the meaning "an exaggerated trust in the efficacy of the methods of natural science applied to all areas of investigation (as in philosophy, the social sciences, and the humanities)".