If they don't depend on true evidence, scientists are no better than gossips.
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There are sadistic scientists who hurry to hunt down errors instead of establishing the truth.
People don't generally listen to scientists much.
Scientists are very afraid of being proven wrong.
I have friends who are science journalists, and I'm seeing stories of theirs or talking with them about ideas that they're pitching. Certain kinds of science are around me all the time, like climate change and biology.
Scientists generally are really chicken about getting involved in some kind of dispute. As a broadcaster, I find it very difficult to urge them, if it is a controversial subject. They don't want to have science being portrayed badly.
Most importantly, I agree that the truth of these matters should be determined by interpretation of scientific evidence - experiments, fossil studies and the like.
As scientists, we need to not be afraid of the truth.
Gossip is conversation about people.
Gossip is called gossip because it's not always the truth.
Gossip is nature's telephone.
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