Finally,
the credibility of science itself has been shown — once again, and as if we needed a reminder — to be subject to such ordinary human failings as ego defense, the willingness to bend the truth rather than admit error, and the temptation to disparage and insult one's opponents.
When vital research is misreported,
the credibility of both science and journalism suffer.
For environmental humanists (among others) it lends
the credibility of science (geology!).
And these are harmful to the extent that they bleed over and harm
the credibility of science in general, and GW science in particular.
This view reflects the fragile nature of trust between science and society, demonstrating that the perceived misbehavior of even a few scientists can diminish
the credibility of science as a whole.»
The success and
credibility of science has nothing to do with the cooperative nature of scientists, as APS explains it.
The success and
credibility of science are anchored in the willingness of scientists to: Expose their ideas and results to independent testing and replication by others.
And it is this need which ultimately undermines
the credibility of the science.
Unfortunately for the reputation and
credibility of science, this style of empirical evidence falsification is widespread, with government climate «scientists» leading the way it would appear.
If they want to employ
the credibility of science to support their agendas, they must learn to treat scientists holding contrary views in a credible manner.
It's not the scientists who supported Bush / Cheney or McCain / Palin who are destroying
the credibility of science by the «ends justify the means» mentality to research.
This is just a nonsensically unfair rhetorical trick to try and destroy
the credibility of the science by pointing out that in living their life they also contribute to climate science.
Till now
the credibility of the sciences were so robust that very few folks challenged their reticence in being transparent.
The AGW faithful are still in denial about the degree of negative impact the revelations had and will continue to have on
the credibility of science in general and climate science in particular.
What is the damage to
the credibility of science?