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Corruption Of Science By Money And Power
« on: July 19, 2023, 10:53:29 am »
Corruption Of Science By Money And Power
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Geoffrey Sherrington

Corruption has been in the news more and more in recent years.

Corruption is in politics, corruption is in medicine, corruption is in finances. corruption seems to be growing fast, but it is hard to measure and define it because many people consider it a bad thing that polite people should mention. So, let us have a look.

Here is one general definition of corruption:

“Corruption is the act and effect of giving or receiving something of value so that someone will either do or not do something, sidestepping a formal or implicit rule about what that person should do, to the benefit of the person giving the object of value or of a third party”.

Source (1). 2017. Antonio Argandoña, in The Changing Face of Corruption in the Asia Pacific

Science is also being corrupted.

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/07/18/corruption-of-science-by-money-and-power/
The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.
Thomas Jefferson