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A critical part of his philosophical outlook involved his critique of scientists. He distinguished between science—a philosophy and way of life—and technology, which he saw as its practical application. He argued that science does not produce absolute truths, only models that are subject to fallibility and revision.
Hitchens was wary of scientists conflating their technological achievements with truths about the universe. While technology provides undeniable answers—such as the functioning of a smartphone or the operation of a medical device—science itself remains a never-ending quest, inherently provisional, often failing to provide definitive answers about the nature of reality.