Group dynamics in humans lead them to think and act in a cohesive way. The cohesion of the group depends on trusting a set of beliefs. Science is supposed to r

Group dynamics in humans lead them to think and act in a cohesive way. The cohesion of the group depends on trusting a set of beliefs. Science is supposed to re-test assumptions and resist trust indefinitely. But questioning a group's assumptions is antithetical to group cohesion. So we fudge the results. We say something is scientific fact if it's been replicated a bunch of times and has the same outcome. But we don't mention that the replication is subject to the group dynamics, ensuring it conforms to the group's assumptions. Since human groups require trust, and all scientific results must be distrusted to function correctly, humans cannot practice science correctly. We need a new science that works with group dynamics, or we need something other than groups of humans to practice science.