That's fair, but that means it's all the more dangerous to blindly accept things as facts. The field is important too; the more objectively data can be gathered

That's fair, but that means it's all the more dangerous to blindly accept things as facts. The field is important too; the more objectively data can be gathered and analyzed, the more trustworthy the research is. There are always issues, of course. "Have an open mind, but not so open that your brain falls out."