To which one could say that's not how science works. You don't sweep bad science under the rug, you publish the research to the contrary. From a scientific per

To which one could say that's not how science works. You don't sweep bad science under the rug, you publish the research to the contrary. From a scientific perspective it is the wrong approach. From a social perspective, It's like burning books you don't agree with. Neither works for more than a short time.