The Truth is with Science?

My family and I have really enjoyed the albums that They Might Be Giants have put out for kids. They are quirky, creative, and catchy and I'm even singing along to the ABC's and 123's.

But the new album "Here Comes Science" actually needs some discernment with your kids (and adults). Not for any inappropriate content of course, but for actually teaching a view of the world that puts science as the source of truth.

Here are the lyrics for the first song, "Science is Real" (Even take note on the title!):

Science is real/ From the Big Bang to DNA/ Science is real/ From evolution to the Milky Way/ I like the stories/ About angels, unicorns and elves/ Now I like those stories/  As much as anybody else/ But when I'm seeking knowledge/ Either simple or abstract/ The facts are with science/ The facts are with science/  Science is real /Science is real /Science is real  

Science is real /From anatomy to geology/ Science is real/ From astrophysics to biology/ A scientific theory/ Isn't just a hunch or guess/ It's more like a question /That's been put through a lot of tests/ And when a theory emerges/ Consistent with the facts /The proof is with science /The truth is with science /Science is real /Science is real /Science is real /Science is real

Do you see the worldview? Angels are lumped in with unicorns and elves -- they are fun stories, but they are not in the realm of "fact." Because the "facts" are with science. "Proof" is with science. It espouses a view of the world where science is where you can only really "know" something is true.

But this is not science at all -- it is scientism -- a philosophy about how the world works. But as a parent who wants to teach your kids truth, and even to love science, then they need to know the difference. More tomorrow...