I was helping my son with his 8th grade biology homework tonight and came across this fun paragraph:
"Science aims to be objective, but scientists are humans too. They have likes, dislikes, and occasional biases. So, it shouldn't surprise you to discover that scientific data can be misinterpreted or misapplied..."
I was fine with the paragraph so far. Then the thrust of the paragraph changed.
"... by scientists who want to prove a particular point. Recommendations made by scientists with personal biases may or may not be in the public interest. But if enough of us understand science, we can help make certain that science is applied in ways that benefit humanity" (Miller & Levine, Indiana Biology, 14).
I thought to myself, "Gee, I'm sure glad we can depend on the scientifically astute Indiana legislature to sort out the personal biases of those stinkin' subjective scientists. We would hate for them to hurt humanity with their so called 'scientific knowledge.'"
P.S. Those last couple sentences should be read with the following tone.
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Junk science: any study the conclusion of which disagrees with my preconceived conclusion.
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