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If the scientists can no longer behave objectively then they've already lost everything.

• jongraehl 17y ago
  That's an impractical statement.
  • dschobel 17y ago
    The scientists' job is specifically to do science and be impartial to the results. How can that possibly be a controversial statement?
    • madebylaw 17y ago
      No human can possibly behave objectively in all situations. We are constantly under the influence of bias (whether conscious or unconscious).
• crux_ 17y ago
  Is this true of evolutionary biologists? After all, they too have had to behave in a highly non-objective manner due to attacks from external enemies...
  • dschobel 17y ago
    What behavior are you referring to? I've never heard any allegations of cooking data or data hiding by any respected evolutionary biologist.
    • crux_ 17y ago
      Evolution-related political activism, for example. Hardly "objective." Edit to add another pertinent example: Choosing research subjects specifically to debunk their critics.