Yes – modern science is based upon the American Pragmatism movement and the Logical Positivists. Karl Popper added the Falsifiability thing which was pretty cool too, so it’s getting there.
But Science promotion *has* been getting a note of arrogance over the past 10 years or so. There has been a rise of Science Will Win Over [x] and an educational campaign that “We’ve Arrived Now”… just like one we had in the late 19th century.