Many folks may view my posts as anti-science when in fact what I am against is the massive use of federal funds to skew scientific research.
The ideological censorship is a major issue.
Another (less discussed) but equally important issue is that the use of federal grants narrows the vision of science so it just confirms existing paradigms.
Anything “out of the box” becomes unfundable which means that true scientific progress gets crippled.
Scientists are always tempted to ignore outlying data that does not fit with their hypotheses, and of course the more established they are the greater their defense of existing paradigms since their reputations are often based on them.
They are also tempted to “fudge” data to make sure it meets the “goals” of the grants.
Then there is the peer pressure to conform or be considered a “kook”.
The result is group-think that can easily devolve into stupidity.
“Follow the science” these days often means obey or starve.
It is almost like the whole world was blinded with science
One of the best things about working in an industrial lab is that you are working on things with practical applications. What you develop is actually going to be used so anyone who tries to fudge their data is quickly discovered. So much of what is published in science journals these days is BS.