Science has not changed, nor has bad science. There gave always been incentives to produce bad science, just like there has always been a moral incentive to produce good science.
The religious zeal I think comes from fan boys/girls not from scientists themselves.
True, there's always been bad science.
The increase in retractions can mean either that (1) there's more bad science now than there was before, or (2) we've got better at spotting bad science. Without further evidence, it's difficult to tell which one is the case. Perhaps it's a mix of both.
Re:Science, Now Under Scrutiny Itself
by eli_gottlieb on Wednesday June 17, 2015 @08:50PM
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I'd go with (1), caused by funding pressure. If your career can't survive when you do good science, you'll do bad science.
Re:Science, Now Under Scrutiny Itself
by mathgenius on Wednesday June 17, 2015 @11:58PM
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Dear god of science, I pray that you will lead me to the truth, I pray that your methods, applied with utmost vigilance, will vanquish the darkness. I pray that my faith in you remains unwavering. Amen.
Recently the depth of negative influence, corrupt findings, blind faith and religious-style zeal within the scientific community and pseudo scientific communities (like Reddit) has become absurd and embarrassing.
Science is a method, not a conclusion. I hope it becomes 'open', and fast.