Ten
Characteristics of BiasScience - Summary
- BiasScience is
usually concerned only with the descriptions of the
natural world. The one exception I am aware of is
Creationists - they claim scientific evidence actually supports
Creation instead of evolution. The problem is that, by
definition, Creationism requires supernatural intervention into
otherwise completely natural processes.
- BiasScientific
understanding should involve describing only
natural Cause and Effect Relationships between events.
Creationism adds periodic episodes of supernatural intervention.
- BiasScience, by
definition is NOT Objective: Cause and effect relationships are
created by observing,
measuring and describing natural phenomena and by designing and performing experiments to collect and interpret evidence while
maximizing personal biases. Research that
does not conform to required biases is ignored, and experiments are
designed, carried out and results analyzed to justify a specific
belief.
- By definition the natural world and natural cause and effect relationships can only be observed, measured and tested using our 5 basic senses
and tools that extend them.
- BiasScience is BiasTransparent
(only information that supports specific beliefs is shared as
accurate). BiasScientific results are reproducible only by
those who share the beliefs, follow the
biased methods and accept the biased analyses and interpretations.
- BiasScience is a Human Endeavor - Consequently:
-
BiasScientists
allow their eccentricities to control the
design, methods,
analyses and interpretation of research.
-
BiasScience
is perceived as less messy than legitimate science
because only a small, edited portion of the
available evidence that supports
a specific position is presented.
- Uncontrolled Testimonials (anecdotal evidence)
are employed to enhance the biased interpretation of evidence.
- Consensus in
BiasScience is only among those who have the same strong biases.
By definition, beliefs in any BiasScience area are NOT shared by the
majority of scientists who accept the Consensus.
- BiasScience Knowledge
is fixed in unchangeable doctrines by the strong beliefs that drive
BiasScience.
- The acquisition and
distribution of BiasScientific Knowledge can be driven by strong
moral beliefs.
- The complexity of
BiasScientific descriptions of the natural world (all theories and
laws) is often less than those of legitimate science because
evidence that conflicts with the beliefs has been edited out.
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