Scientists are not exempt from all the human foibles the rest of us are, no matter how objective they claim to be, how pure their motives supposedly are in the search for *truth* or whatever it is they're currently claiming to look for, no matter how intellectually superior they try to pass themselves off as.
There's simply too much to be gained by lying. We don't trust politicians for the same reason.
Lack of trust is becoming institutionalized in our society. It’s the only sensible approach, and it’s really sad to see it come to this.
Exactly, as if any structure or method can cure the excesses of man’s inherently sinful nature. It was in part this very recognition that prompted our founders set up a government with separate powers, all checking on each other, and all jealous of their delegated powers....and not even that was enough to prevent man’s sin from finding a way to muck things up!
“Scientists are not exempt from all the human foibles the rest of us are, no matter how objective they claim to be, how pure their motives supposedly are in the search for *truth* or whatever it is they’re currently claiming to look for, no matter how intellectually superior they try to pass themselves off as.
There’s simply too much to be gained by lying. We don’t trust politicians for the same reason.”
Heresy! Sacrilege! (of course you’re right, but...) Blasphemy!
What do you propose think we should do about it? Eliminate peer review?