"Change" is Not New

"Change" is Not New
"Genuine science is the opposite of dogmatism, but that does not keep dogmatists from invoking the name of science in order to shut off debate. Science is a method of analysis, rather than simply a set of conclusions. In fact, much of the history of science is a history of having to abandon the prevailing conclusions among scientists, in light of new evidence or new methods of analysis.

When the scientists in England who were promoting "global warming" hysteria sent e-mails out to colleagues, urging them not to reveal certain data and not to let the fact become widely known that there was a freedom-of-information act in Britain, they were behaving like politicians, rather than scientists."
And this is exactly what we should expect. Humans acting like humans is the reason why the scientific method provided mankind such a boost. It provided a methodology which allowed humans to learn in spite of "human nature." Treating scientists as some sort of special, non-corrupted breed is a special testament to the fallibility of human nature. Scientists are humans first - and that's exactly why they must cling to the scientific method with all their might, and why we should respect their ability to execute the scientific method - and ignore their scientific qualifications and credentials.