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Originally Posted by CRussel
Without getting political, one of the important points this book makes about science is the need to address what is, not what you expect/want it to be. The scientific method is about observing and addressing the results of your experiment, not about trying to twist the facts to fit a pre-conceived notion. I did NOT think it was about elite v. working class, though that certainly entered in to it, but much more about trying to shape the facts to fit the required result.
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Great insight, Charlie! I'll elaborate, if I may, that it's thus the problem that factions get invested in particular theories and methods and double down (to use the current cant phrase) when challenged. While scientists now espouse the scientific method as they did not necessarily do in the 18th century, we still have ample evidence of the behavior in other spheres today.