Scientists have been known to make dubious claims. And scientists contradict each other. Especially scientists who are being paid by a company to conduct research. I read an article in a scientific magazine that conducted a poll amongst scientists concerning fraud in research. A considerable percentage of respondents reported being pressured to skew the results of their research towards the direction of the desired goals of the sponsor of the research, even “fudging” data towards that end.
Scientists have been known to make dubious claims. And scientists contradict each other. Especially scientists who are being paid by a company to conduct research. I read an article in a scientific magazine that conducted a poll amongst scientists concerning fraud in research. A considerable percentage of respondents reported being pressured to skew the results of their research towards the direction of the desired goals of the sponsor of the research, even “fudging” data towards that end.