This item makes an point we all
need to remember when science is the subject of mainstream media
articles. Quote: "It’s worth remembering that nothing the media
reports to you is truly free of its institutional biases – even when it
purports to report verifiable scientific fact. This of course has
relevance to numerous allegedly scientific debates being held in the
media right now touching on both public health issues and “climate
change.” Everything – and I mean everything – must be filtered with a
healthy dose of skepticism if it touches the media’s hands." http://www.redstate.com/2014/07/21/politicization-science-media/
Should scientists follow where
the facts lead or represent philosophical or political interests
instead? Check out this item. A scientist who found evidence that
does not comport with Darwinian evolution was fired by California State
University because his findings challenge long held scientific dogma.
Simply stated he was fired because as a scientist he would not yield his
professional integrity by blindly accepting prevailing scientific dogma
which his findings challenge. Quote: "While at a dig at Hell Creek
formation in Montana, the scientist, Mark Armitage, came upon the
largest triceratops horn ever unearthed at the site. When examining the
horn under a high-powered microscope back at CSUN, Armitage was
fascinated to see the soft tissue. The discovery stunned members of the
scientific community because it indicates that dinosaurs roamed the
earth only thousands of years in the past rather than going extinct 60
million years ago.” And, "Scientists claim that they are all about the
facts. No matter what the facts, as scientists, they must go where the
facts take them. This is not always the case." http://www.intellihub.com/scientist-terminated-proving-dinosaurs-humans-walked-earth-together/ And, http://visiontoamerica.com/18255/university-fires-scientist-after-discovering-and-reporting-dinosaur-soft-tissue/ Is this an example of biased or true science? See first quote below.
This article synopsizes "The
Heartland Institute’s 9th International Conference on Climate Change
held in Las Vegas from July 7-9, “Just Don’t Wonder About Global
Warming, Understand It,” [attendees] heard some of the world’s leading
climate scientists and researchers discuss the latest state of global
warming science, including questions of whether manmade global warming
will harm plants, animals, or human welfare. Eight hundred participants
gathered to hear 64 speakers from 12 different countries." http://humanevents.com/2014/07/21/myths-busted-at-climate-change-conference/ The topics covered in this conference of scientists demonstrates that the "science is not settled"
on the subject of global warming/climate change, notwithstanding the
UN's IPCC Committee, scientists and political leaders who proclaim
otherwise. Cutting off legitimate debate about this very complex
subject and man's role in it dishonors the application of the scientific
method. Lets hope that this matter, on all sides, is henceforth dealt
with openly and honestly and subjected to the rigorous debates it
deserves and comports with the best scientific practices.
“The Scientific Method is a wonderful tool as long as you don't care
which way the outcome turns; however, this process fails the second
one's perception interferes with the interpretation of data. This is why
I don’t take anything in life as an absolute…even if someone can
“prove” it “scientifically.” Cristina Marrero
“Scientists
are human—they're as biased as any other group. But they do have one
great advantage in that science is a self-correcting process.” Cyril
Ponnamperuma
“What we know here is very little, but what we are ignorant of is immense.” Pierre Laplace
George Burns
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