Free Speech Dissent in Science Matters: E.A.R.N.E.S.T. Principles Offer a Creed
"It's time to change the tolerance for profit-center driven biases in science. Forever."
"In a world increasingly polarized by misinformation and disinformation designed to protect profit-driven agendas, the integrity of scientific discourse stands at a crossroads: Either it will survive as a bastion of rationality and truth, or it will fall into the hands of those who will abuse it as a tool to manipulate masses. Even this stronghold is under threat as manipulated societal pressures and c"orporate interests sometimes oppose the pursuit of unbiased scientific inquiry[1]......
......In a democracy, no one has a monopoly over what is considered to be true. Rather, truth must be discovered through dialogue and debate – and we cannot discover truth without allowing for the possibility of error."
Det är mycket viktigt att debatten inte tystas. Det gäller inte bara vetenskapliga frågor utan öppen diskussion måste tillåtas i alla frågor, även om de är kontroversiella.
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