Re:Jeffrey Epstein’s Harvard connections show how money can ...
by raxxorrax on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @03:13AM
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Many invest in education to get influence and nudge research in a certain direction.
Love for science is one thing, love for influence is another. Science at least demands to be critical here and taking a look at which fields he invested is certainly a worthwhile endeavor. For science.
> individuals can pick and choose lines of inquiry
It is not scientific to think that would not influence results. Of course his DNA might have been just a selfless offering for scientific inquiry and maybe the pope was right all along.
Science can nurture naïveté to encourage impartiality. But sometimes you need to know when to drop it.
Love for science is one thing, love for influence is another. Science at least demands to be critical here and taking a look at which fields he invested is certainly a worthwhile endeavor. For science.
> individuals can pick and choose lines of inquiry
It is not scientific to think that would not influence results. Of course his DNA might have been just a selfless offering for scientific inquiry and maybe the pope was right all along.
Science can nurture naïveté to encourage impartiality. But sometimes you need to know when to drop it.