> Science is the rejection of argument from authority, which I think is a better way of saying it because it also includes political and religious authority. I

> Science is the rejection of argument from authority, which I think is a better way of saying it because it also includes political and religious authority. I agree with the rest of your comment, but this part doesn't really fit with the rest of your thinking. "Science is superficially the rejection of argument from authority" or "Science is the narrow rejection of argument from authority" are probably closer to the truth.