> If the purpose of science research is to build the understanding we have. It's not. It never was. It's always been "to build the understanding that I or this

> If the purpose of science research is to build the understanding we have. It's not. It never was. It's always been "to build the understanding that I or this small group I am part of has, that gives us an edge for a while until we share it with the world because it looks like someone else might otherwise pretend to have discovered it". The idea of a noble science, diligently working towards the betterment of mankind, has always been a romantic fantasy at best.