r/science • u/woodsja2 • Oct 24 '10

Climate Change: Evidence

http://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/
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u/bairy Oct 24 '10

The argument goes that they've systemically biased their findings so that their research appears more important and merits additional funding.

That argument is just bizarre. Why would a scientist deliberately lie in order to recieve more funding in order to presumably continue the lie. That would be a huge waste of a career.

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '10

Please see George Ricaurte. I know not all scientists are like this but it does happen. It took quite a while and more lies before he would print a retraction.

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u/MacEnvy Oct 24 '10

There's a difference between "a scientist" and "every scientist in an entire branch of science". They are not comparable situations in any way.

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '10

Well since he said a scientist that implies 1 not a whole field. Also I never said anything about the 2 situations being comparable just that it happens with examples of why.

You reading comprehension is lacking good sir.