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Earning a Ph.D. in any of the sciences does not automatically make a person honest about his or her science. A cop goes to cop school and earns a badgeHis badge does not make him an honest cop. Likewise a Ph.D. diploma does not make an honest scientist.

I agree completely.

However, the scientific community as a whole has in place very rigorous checks and balances for any new idea. This is why you hear “my data was suppressed” from the people who do not get past the "in place filters" so to speak. It is also the responsibility of the scientist to not fit data to a pet theory. Instead the scientist need to address the data and modify the theory as required.

So in conclusion; I accept the rigors imposed by the scientific community which give a level of credence to the scientific theories put forth.