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Exactly. The very nature of the tools used to advance and succeed in politics are anathema to doing good science. Treating science like you treat politics or

by crusso 13y ago

Exactly. The very nature of the tools used to advance and succeed in politics are anathema to doing good science. Treating science like you treat politics or marketing is akin to going to war in the name of Jesus or Gandhi.

dnautics 13y ago
Does it not seem silly, then, to use a political apparatus to fund science?
qznc 13y ago
I think it makes sense to use tax money for science which benefits the general population. The distribution is tricky of course, but it is with all tax money.