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>Science is great, but people are so fallible. Part of science is assuming that people are dishonest, incompetent, or subject to influence. But the scientific
by spcelzrd 10y ago
>Science is great, but people are so fallible.
Part of science is assuming that people are dishonest, incompetent, or subject to influence.
But the scientific method should correct for those occasions when other individuals attempt to reproduce the original results. If we're not doing that, it really isn't science. Appearing in a peer reviewed journal is just the first step for an idea to become an accepted scientific truth.
- 09bjb 10y agoWith enough money you can distort the results for decades before the truth comes out. The sugar industry and tobacco industry spring to mind as examples of vested interests completely owning the narrative in spite of a growing body of incriminating evidence. Selectively choosing scientists to fund is a choice method in that regard.