tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8216971263350849959.post8502672226355947753..comments2023-08-07T16:41:49.660+02:00Comments on Die Klimazwiebel: Research Ethicseduardohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17725131974182980651noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8216971263350849959.post-40079017219461008292009-12-25T17:26:14.338+01:002009-12-25T17:26:14.338+01:00Some have used the argument "this is just the...Some have used the argument "this is just the way science is done" in several different venues. When AGW skeptics point out that no ever replicates the studies of others, we hear this same argument (because funding isn't available for replication). When skeptics point out how incompetent it was that no scientist ever bothered to check the siting of monitoring stations, we hear that it was unreasonable to expect any scientist to inquire into the quality of the data he used to make declarations of global doom. "That's just the way that science is done."<br /><br />But those using the argument fail to take into account the moral foundation which must accompany a demand to impose massive infringements upon the lives, liberty, and property of the world's citizens. If 'science as usual' doesn't involve replication, it is inadequate for the task of supporting the proposed massive infringements. If 'science as usual' doesn't require that data quality be assured, it is inadequate for the task. If 'science as usual' doesn't reach a level of honesty and integrity, it can't be relied upon for massive changes to society.<br /><br />The myopia of this type response by many scientists doesn't speak well for their moral maturity. Because their fellow citizens really don't give a damn whether the inadequacy of their science is "normal" or not. If they advocate changing the world, their evidence better be solid -- audited and replicated studies, verified and validated models, quality assured data, and all in a totally transparent environment built with integrity.<br /><br />No more hide-the-ball. No more crappy amateur code and bizarre novel statistical garbage. No more unaudited and unreplicated studies. No more secret adjustments and peer review slanting. Business as usual is just BS.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01575178552426939685noreply@blogger.com