CAN YOU TRUST A SCIENTIST?

In the past scientists had the reputation for being thorough and honest, if perhaps a little dull! However all that reputation could be a thing of the past if the findings on this blog are anything to go by. The problem is that science is no longer the province of those with high ideals earnestly seeking out the truth. Like everything else it has become subject to big money. Today's scientists are forced to apply for lucrative research grants, and to attract such grants a scientist is expected to come up with the results their "masters" are wanting. Inevitably some are tempted to take shortcuts or even to falsify the results.