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<blockquote data-quote="NikatKimber" data-source="post: 2751942" data-attributes="member: 423"><p>I think you're making the point of the article here (without having read the article myself). Science can be wrong. It can be wrong for innocent reasons (mistakes, invalid or incomplete experiment parameters, etc), but also for not so innocent reasons, which primarily revolve around money and power. </p><p></p><p>If the results of science can or are making someone money or giving them power/control, then said results are suspect - not necessarily wrong.</p><p></p><p>The point is that it is not "anti-science" to be suspicious or critical of scientific results. </p><p></p><p>While I agree with what sanjuro says, it is also true that a lot of people put faith in "what science says" without understanding or questioning any of it themselves, and will make decisions based on that. What this results in is when "scientists say" (whether they do or not is irrelevant) that we are/are not experiencing global warming (not arguing for or against it here) some people will make decisions in life that involve both money and power. This being a hot topic, there is financial and control incentive for both sides to make "scientific" claims about their position. So results in this area must be scrutinized closely before being trusted. The same goes for any other publicly sensitive "science" issue.</p><p></p><p>Scientists studying aerodynamics, or electrical superconductors, are probably not as affected.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NikatKimber, post: 2751942, member: 423"] I think you're making the point of the article here (without having read the article myself). Science can be wrong. It can be wrong for innocent reasons (mistakes, invalid or incomplete experiment parameters, etc), but also for not so innocent reasons, which primarily revolve around money and power. If the results of science can or are making someone money or giving them power/control, then said results are suspect - not necessarily wrong. The point is that it is not "anti-science" to be suspicious or critical of scientific results. While I agree with what sanjuro says, it is also true that a lot of people put faith in "what science says" without understanding or questioning any of it themselves, and will make decisions based on that. What this results in is when "scientists say" (whether they do or not is irrelevant) that we are/are not experiencing global warming (not arguing for or against it here) some people will make decisions in life that involve both money and power. This being a hot topic, there is financial and control incentive for both sides to make "scientific" claims about their position. So results in this area must be scrutinized closely before being trusted. The same goes for any other publicly sensitive "science" issue. Scientists studying aerodynamics, or electrical superconductors, are probably not as affected. [/QUOTE]
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