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Every patron of every piece of research is hoping to benefit from it. I certainly agree that a reader should consider the goals of the authors and backers, and
by Clanan 9y ago
Every patron of every piece of research is hoping to benefit from it. I certainly agree that a reader should consider the goals of the authors and backers, and I would hope the authors would make both clear. I just get piqued when intellectual laziness steps in and says "don't read this, it's funded by biased sponsors (i.e. humans)!"
- randall 9y agoI think this is a very salient point... it's essentially ad hominem and I'm tempted to fall into this fallacy. Thanks!
- crdoconnor 9y ago>Every patron of every piece of research is hoping to benefit from it. A) Not always. Bill Gates funding malaria research doesn't benefit him. B) If you benefit from the research being accurate and truthful that's very different to only benefitting if the research yields a particular answer.