Re: Language superiority, improvement, etc.

Christopher Palmer wrote:
> >  Rather I think we have a tendency to a given position, for whatever
> > reasons, and thus we are more receptive to research or positions that
> > reinforce or develop that position.
>
> That would be 'bad science'.
Unfortunately, it's also "real science".  Scientists are just as human
as everyone else.  Just look at environmental issues; all too often,
only scientists who are pro-accepted theory get funding.  Whether or not
global warming is real, for instance, anti-global warming scientists
have a much harder time getting funding than pro-global warming.  The
same goes for evolution; many scientists are afraid of publishing
findings that could be used by creationists.

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