Science depends on trust and reputation

[Gaia]

Because it is a social and not a mathematical process...

Let that sink in and stew for a bit. Scientific method is a social construct designed to obtain knowledge. It's not a platonic absolute. It is messy and inhabited by unreliable primates, and designed to get the best body of knowledge from them, deranged and changeable monkey instincts and all...

If you are violating the terms of that social construct causing deliberate and lasting harm to human test subjects your entire body of work is suspect and worthless. You cannot be trusted to run the experiment or report its results faithfully. It must be discarded.


Gaia


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuskegee_syphilis_experiment

http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2011/nr11-94.html

http://www.archives.gov/research/health/cdc-cutler-records/

[crosby]

hi Gaia, just wanted to tell you that i agree. science is a worthless tool if it has no moral founding and fiber. an honest intellectual studying the sciences of the world, must be absolute in his/her integrity. if not, then nothing can be believed.
warmest, corson

[Lord Sidious]

Science today has become a religion.
Why?
It requires little proof, it requires that you have faith and if you question, you are a heretic and treated accordingly.
I would like to tender into evidence ''global warming'' as proof.

[<8>]

Hi Gaia..

I think you are to nice..:) "Science depends on Money and keeping your mouth shut, if you whant more Money"


P.s the religion of to day are Money..

[Gaia]

Hi Gaia..

I think you are to nice..:) "Science depends on Money and keeping your mouth shut, if you whant more Money"


P.s the religion of to day are Money..

Speaking about money : Apparently Pfizer did not learn from the Tuskegee experiment. Or rather, it learned the wrong thing.


http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/12/world/africa/12nigeria.html?pagewanted=all