Is science becoming a lie?

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Last week I saw a documentary about how consuming dairy influences our organisms. It referred to many scientific studies and researches. After watching it I wanted to check the sources because some of the information seemed quite unbelievable. The results of the studies quoted in the documentary were real and confirmed by many scientists, but I also came across various studies that proved the opposite. Is it possible that American and British scientists got completely different results of a similar research? Some people claim that the results of a study are directly related to its sponsors. This idea is quite disturbing, considering that numerous studies on cancer, heart diseases, diabetes etc. are sponsored by food companies, while food is very likely to be linked to all these diseases. However, nowadays all researches are paid for by ‘biased’companies or people. Does this mean that we should not believe any of them? It is terrifying that the society is so easy to manipulate, but even it is even worse that science can be influenced so easily by money.

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  1. englishdiary16 listopada 2018 12:32

    If you watched Ben Goldacre's TED talk, you shouldn't be surprised that results of scientific studies get rigged. If they are sponsored by food giants, the probability that the data is distorted grows considerably. We need to go back to a system where research was mostly funded by the state via universities or research institutes. Governements need to invest in science.

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    1. Unknown20 listopada 2018 05:40

      I am afraid that some politicians (as government) might want to get some exact results of some studies as well. It could solve only a few aspects of this problem.

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