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Assessments of statements regarding the reliability of science
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Conflicting views are part and parcel of science and do not mean science cannot be trusted.
Science can be trusted because scientists are working for the common good.
771 3
Science can be trusted
because scientists follow 4
ethical principles.
Science can be trusted
because scientists are 5
independent and impartial.
Science cannot be trusted because scientists are dependent on funding donors.
Science cannot be trusted because experts in the same field can disagree completely.
Science cannot be trusted because scientists often make mistakes.
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