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    It appears that a fair amount of 'science' is bullshit.

    "He also looked at a number of well-regarded medical research findings, and found that, of 34 that had been retested, 41% had been contradicted or found to be significantly exaggerated."

    "By some estimates, at least 51%—and as much as 89%—of published papers are based on studies and experiments showing results that cannot be reproduced."

    http://qz.com/638059/many-scient…

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    • It's not bullshit. Science is in a constant state of evolution and the fact that 'science' is looking at this means it's on the right trackIanbolton
    • It is. Scientists make lots of shit up and publish it. < Just read it. And if you want further reading look at the current crisis in psychology research.Morning_star
    • I'm not arguing that the scientific method is under question. But the 'peer reviewed', 'published experiments' etc has clearly fallen foul of ego and dogma.Morning_star
    • Cripes, i wonder how religionist texts would fare where the same tests are applied?detritus
    • *weredetritus
    • Are you suggesting that religionist texts contain rigorous research methods, peer reviewed results, transparent data and repeatable evidence?Morning_star
    • It's fair to say that the retesting and contradictions, which were ultimately corrections, were, in fact, just more scientific process in action. Not bullshit.monospaced
    • As i said, i'm not criticising the scientific method. I'm questioning HOW (when the scientific method is adopted) there is the amount of 'wrong stuff'...Morning_star
    • ...published. Science should be transparent and agenda-less, it obviously isn't.Morning_star
    • Big fucking surpriseset
    • the amount of bullshit in science is too damn high!drgs
    • Have to say science is problematic on many levels. The main issue is in the adoption post research, absolutes DO NOT exist in nature. Good scientists know this.fadein11
    • Einstein died knowing this utterly broken. Our small minds have not evolved enough to understand the universe anything beyond the rudimentary. So certainfadein11
    • members of the scientific community should perhaps behave with less arrogance. That being said as a methodology it's has proven v.effective.fadein11
    • It's all about the incentives where there is intense pressure to produce a result...look at the researchers in Japan and South Korea that simply falsifiedyuekit
    • major "discoveries."yuekit
    • "science", "the scientific method", "scientists", and "the science industry" are all completely different thingsscarabin
    • science has always been a high % of bullshit. Over time, doing more science proves the bullshit science wrong and then it stars again.Fax_Benson
    • we thought this but it was wrong, so we've smashed up the lab and destroyed all the telescopes.Fax_Benson
    • Agreed, science is flawed, but it's the best we got.drake-von-drake
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