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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 5693189" data-attributes="member: 8835">I'll take another stab at this from another angle.&nbsp; Once again, hopefully avoiding politics.Paraphrasing what you said to &quot;studies have shown a VERY XYZ slant.&quot;&nbsp; What if it's not a slant, but scientific proof that the ABC side is wrong.On the topic of economics, I can see that 2 styles of econmic policy can not only form, but could be used succesfully if the other side didn't interfere.&nbsp; Instead, political arguments break out about the other side being 'wrong'.&nbsp; When in fact, that until the great experiment is run, neither side is likely wrong.Contrast that to pure science.&nbsp; Galileo said the Earth orbited the sun.&nbsp; The church disagreed. To the Church, the science community had an XYZ slant aimed at disproving their teachings.To the scientists, all they were doing was reporting scientific fact.&nbsp; The calculations and observations proved it.&nbsp; It's like the Earth being round.&nbsp; You can't argue that its flat with the guy who successfully sailed around it.People who seek to disregard truth because it makes them look wrong are quite frankly, wrong.&nbsp; And where they were simply misinformed, are now committing a lie.A good scientist who sees a paper that states something he believes is incorrect will perform an experiment to verify or disprove that statement.&nbsp; he will accept the results of his test and change his mind if the original paper was correct.A liar won't do that.&nbsp; They'll seek to squash any truth that discredits their cause.&nbsp; And make up &quot;facts&quot; to support his case.Now somebody could claim Galileo made up his math and he was wrong.&nbsp; Maybe even get a science guy with discrediting math.&nbsp; But the real truth of science is, it holds up to scrutiny and it expects to be scrutinized.True science doesn't choose sides.&nbsp;&nbsp; People who base their decisions in opposition to science are doing a disservice to humanity.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Janx, post: 5693189, member: 8835"] I'll take another stab at this from another angle. Once again, hopefully avoiding politics. Paraphrasing what you said to "studies have shown a VERY XYZ slant." What if it's not a slant, but scientific proof that the ABC side is wrong. On the topic of economics, I can see that 2 styles of econmic policy can not only form, but could be used succesfully if the other side didn't interfere. Instead, political arguments break out about the other side being 'wrong'. When in fact, that until the great experiment is run, neither side is likely wrong. Contrast that to pure science. Galileo said the Earth orbited the sun. The church disagreed. To the Church, the science community had an XYZ slant aimed at disproving their teachings. To the scientists, all they were doing was reporting scientific fact. The calculations and observations proved it. It's like the Earth being round. You can't argue that its flat with the guy who successfully sailed around it. People who seek to disregard truth because it makes them look wrong are quite frankly, wrong. And where they were simply misinformed, are now committing a lie. A good scientist who sees a paper that states something he believes is incorrect will perform an experiment to verify or disprove that statement. he will accept the results of his test and change his mind if the original paper was correct. A liar won't do that. They'll seek to squash any truth that discredits their cause. And make up "facts" to support his case. Now somebody could claim Galileo made up his math and he was wrong. Maybe even get a science guy with discrediting math. But the real truth of science is, it holds up to scrutiny and it expects to be scrutinized. True science doesn't choose sides. People who base their decisions in opposition to science are doing a disservice to humanity. [/QUOTE]

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