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Scientism and postmodern relativism are two hindrances to this innate moral knowledge and understanding, as they each lead to a contradiction. The philosophies of scientism and postmodernism were defined and then critiqued. Scientism makes knowledge of things such as morality, God, and historical facts impossible to know, while postmodernism denies morality is objectively true. These factors create forces that are problematic for anyone. This is why understanding one's worldview matters. It provides a foundation that allows one to get better insight on how to categorize reality. Science is a great way of coming to knowledge of the world, but it is not the only way. Moreover, knowledge of objective right and wrong is possible and necessary for ethics. The relationship between science and ethics in medicine was clarified. It was seen that medicine in an inherently scientific and moral practice and that the ethics and values that drive medicine are always derived from a worldview. Scientism: The view that science is the best and only way to know things about the world. It says that in order to know something, one must assess it only through the methods of science. For example, if one wanted to know whether God exists, scientism would say that this can be determined only through what sciences such as physics, chemistry, or biology can reveal. Based on the topic describe two of the main arguments agains it.