Science is a process, and a significant part of that process is trying to disprove pet theories. If Einstein had been forced to operate in today's political environment his theory of relativity might have never gotten off the ground, because it technically proved Newtonian mechanics wrong (even though it's only noticeable in extreme situations).
Well we've gone thru stages of that throughout history to be sure. I'm fairly certain the theories of buoyancy and round earth/solar center were not well received by society.
Science is finding ideas through information. If you don't do this, you are not a scientist.
Science is a process, and a significant part of that process is trying to disprove pet theories. If Einstein had been forced to operate in today's political environment his theory of relativity might have never gotten off the ground, because it technically proved Newtonian mechanics wrong (even though it's only noticeable in extreme situations).
Well we've gone thru stages of that throughout history to be sure. I'm fairly certain the theories of buoyancy and round earth/solar center were not well received by society.