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astro-kiki t1_iv61t15 wrote

Reply to comment by Lydianeko2 in Science as a moral system by CartesianClosedCat

Without integrity the scientific pursuit is flawed. Science cannot be run by business if its to be science.

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heresyforfunnprofit t1_iv6dgux wrote

Huh? Science is a tool, not a ascetic priesthood. Businesses are historically one of if not THE greatest utilizers and drivers of science. Claiming otherwise requires a ridiculous amount of gatekeeping as to what constitutes “real” science, and that just makes one sound like a bitter mathematician who gets angry because someone figured out a real-world application for a “pure” theoretical model.

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throw4jklfj t1_iv7f1uh wrote

I think they're mostly talking about situations where companies find out that whatever they're producing or researching has negative impact towards either the environment or the populace and the company buries the evidence of said negative impact to protect the business. One example is how Syngenta has attempted to silence Dr Tyrone Hayes when he discovered that the chemical Atrazine, which Syngenta produces, is an endocrine disruptor that is negatively impacting wildlife in areas where the atrazine has been applied and washed away into local water sources.

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