How reliable is science? Bias (The limitations of science)

by Balance_Maintained , U.S.A., Saturday, May 12, 2012, 01:57 (4577 days ago) @ David Turell

This article says science is NOT self-correcting for bias:
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> http://www.nature.com/news/beware-the-creeping-cracks-of-bias-1.10600-The one line that stuck out to me more than any, as applied to this particular conversation is, "Nothing will corrode public trust more than a creeping awareness that scientists are unable to live up to the standards that they have set for themselves."-Science set its own standards, but now they are not meeting their own criteria. This is the essence of my argument on the reliability and responsibility of science and those that practice it professionally.

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What is the purpose of living? How about, 'to reduce needless suffering. It seems to me to be a worthy purpose.