Scientists, especially in biology (possibly psychology too but i don't know), do look at papers as data points and not conclusions. The "conclusion-minded" trea

Scientists, especially in biology (possibly psychology too but i don't know), do look at papers as data points and not conclusions. The "conclusion-minded" treatment of papers is a sad artefact of the publish-or-perish system (have to add a ton of spin to your results to make them publishable) and of pop science journalism.