LudwigNagasena, to you it may be obvious ( as it was to me). However I discovered ( much to my disappointment) that it is not obvious to career 'scientists'. A fool with a phd is still a fool. What used to the domain of primarily religions (rituals, superstitions etc.) is now the domain of several offshoots, one of which is mainstream science.
Is this coming from judging peoples actions or discussion with acquaintances and colleagues, or in discussion with trusted friends who are career scientists?
My understanding is that a lot of problems in science are incentive based, and that would look very similar to someone just not knowing things from the outside.
Mostly based on the 'science' out there. I probably know about 3 career scientists, I think, which is probably not a good sample.
>My understanding is that a lot of problems in science are incentive based, and that would look very similar to someone just not knowing things from the outside.
I can agree that a lot of it may be probably incentive based vs 'scientists' just not being smart enough. But is is hard to glean what the proportions are. I still suspect ( based on a general assessment of people both known and on the internet) that it is the latter.
