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To: koan who wrote (8703)	12/3/2010 11:55:47 AM
From: Lane3	5 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10087

Come on! That sounds like a belief response to me. You can trust scientists if you like, but scientists are human just like everyone else. They are affected by incentives just like everyone else. And they are affected by bias, just like everyone else. Otherwise you wouldn't find scientists on both sides of most political questions. The science I follow most closely is in the health arena, where you find all sorts of invalid conclusions claimed from poorly designed studies. You can come up with a "scientific" study to show whatever you want it to show, and that's the way it often happens. There's a big debate going on right now about Vitamin D. Opinions could not be more diverse. If the science and the scientists were rigorous, there wouldn't be differences of opinion. There would just be facts. Now Vitamin D is a relatively simple thing. Imagine what a muddle the science can be on something really complicated. You can accept what your scientists say out of belief or you can look at the studies yourself, apply some logic, and see the flaws. I prefer analysis to belief. Color me skeptical about modern science and scientists.