Politicians often misuse science for political ends and to pursue their own agenda.
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Political ideology can corrupt the mind, and science.
Scientists are being portrayed by much of the power structure in politics and business as having a vested interest - that they're just out to get more grant money by exaggerating the threats.
There is need for more science in politics and less politics in science.
I believe that politics takes a much different set of skills than science. Science is about getting to the truth. Politics is about what people think and how they react.
I think politicians know how to misrepresent data in order to support a political agenda. Politicians and the people that work for them - I should say - are expert at that.
Politics is not an exact science.
Many science people feel groups like WHO are there to do a job and not to be dealt with in a political way.
No science is immune to the infection of politics and the corruption of power.
The crossroads of science and politics is a dodgy place.
I'm a politician. I'm not going to get into a whole range of scientific argument with scientists.
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