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Posted by bjh (A ) on September 22, 2007 at 22:27:51

In Reply to: I wrote that quote, so I feel like responding... posted by Axon on September 22, 2007 at 19:56:13:

"Sometimes experimenters may make systematic errors during their experiments, unconsciously veer from the scientific method (Pathological science) for various reasons, or, in rare cases, deliberately falsify their results. Consequently, it is a common practice for other scientists to attempt to repeat the experiments in order to duplicate the results, thus further validating the hypothesis." (see link)

It seems clear that documentation in this case was lacking and hence it would not be possible to replicate the experiment based upon the published paper. This is a sad statement for the documentation of an empirical investigation published in a peer reviewed scientific journal.

It would be entirely futile to argue this point as the demands of the scientific method clearly were not met and franlkly it matters little what I, you, or the editors feel about it. The scientific method makes no allowance for lowering standards regardless of whether rational debate may or may not be possible, and it certainly makes no allowance for "Trust us" assertions!





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• Scientific Method, see section Documentation and Replication.   (Open in New Window)

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