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Historical revisionism is not honest and it raises serious credibility issues. That's bad for science. It's quite similar to adjusting your hypothesis to fit t
by jeffdavis 12y ago
Historical revisionism is not honest and it raises serious credibility issues.
That's bad for science. It's quite similar to adjusting your hypothesis to fit the data. Not as bad as manipulating the data, but not ethical, either.
- pcrh 12y agoNot at all, unless the "hypothesis" was that you would reach a particular comet. I think the scientific hypotheses were more likely related to the composition of comets, than the abilities of the engineering teams, reliability of Ariane, etc.