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Originally Posted by AdultInsider Cloner
conceded....but the scientific process isn't teleological in the sense that it sets out to prove one outcome and disregards evidence that doesn't support that idea......I mean it may set out to answer a question, of course, but if it's good research, it will equally accept proving OR disproving it's question  |
Ideally, you would be right. However, when looking at case studies in science and technology studies, it often appears to be otherwise. Scientists have a hunch that something works a certain way, do some general research into their theory, then go to work on finding proof for their theory (rather than putting the theory to the riskiest tests).
Scientists, unfortunately, often do not follow the scientific process as well as they should. It's especially bad in the social sciences, where researchers tend to be appallingly biased.