Reply To: Questions regarding DPF.

[Phil’s Dad]

Not knowingly of course. The vast majority in that position probably quite genuinely believe their version of the truth. Faith?

Again I agree with the spirit of your first statement. It is too easy though to accuse scientists of distortion etc., not based on evidence of such behaviour but purely on the basis of who is sponsoring them. Otherwise sensible pieces of work may be dismissed simply because they were paid for by a particular type of company or organisation, without really understanding the merits of the work itself.

Worse still, people only go looking for such “suspect” associations, or “character flaws” if they disagree with the conclusions of the work and are less rigorous if it supports their predetermined views. Human nature.