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Jim Jackson said:
Pariah quoted "There is no such thing as an ‘unbiased’ scientist. Everyone has a belief system. Therefore provable scientific facts are usually interpreted according to the researcher’s expectation."

I submit that every scientist brings some degree of bias or perhaps not-100%-objectivity. However, the promise of science is that empirical outcomes guide interpretation and re-examination of whatever theoretical bent the scientist brings to bear. If the results do not support the theory being submitted for testing, then the theory (and thus whatever bias) requires reconsideration, modulation, or outright abandonment.



Agreed. Scientists form a hypothesis, and test that hypothesis. A theory is only formed when observation are consistent with the hypothesis. Among the requirements of general acceptance is replicability of experiment results and peer review. It is unlikely that all in the review process will hold the same biases as the originator of the theory.