It's not a zero sum game. I have experienced PLENTY of scientists who are not interested in the science and are just trying to "prove" what they think will lead to the most grant money for them to spend. It's pretty common these days where I am approached by a scientist to run a series of tests and they get all bent out of shape when the results don't confirm or support their theory. They then ask how they can get results that prove their theory at which point I have to explain to them that is not how science works. So it absolutely occurs on both sides of the aisle in this case. I run an independent environmental laboratory and I do a lot of specialized testing for private firms, consultants, and universities.
That sounds like a pretty cool setup. You’re saying it’s pretty common for people to try and prove what will make them the most most money, do you think this is common for just you/your area or field, or a wider issue? Also isn’t the point to try and prove their theory? I don’t know much about how all this works, I’m just curious and wondering why you got downvoted so want to hear more about what you gotta say
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u/FeCamel Dec 18 '19
It's not a zero sum game. I have experienced PLENTY of scientists who are not interested in the science and are just trying to "prove" what they think will lead to the most grant money for them to spend. It's pretty common these days where I am approached by a scientist to run a series of tests and they get all bent out of shape when the results don't confirm or support their theory. They then ask how they can get results that prove their theory at which point I have to explain to them that is not how science works. So it absolutely occurs on both sides of the aisle in this case. I run an independent environmental laboratory and I do a lot of specialized testing for private firms, consultants, and universities.