[oldandtired]

I don't think you will find it against research per se, but against the arrogance that many academic researchers exhibit towards those who are not in academia. Once one has a PhD, it seems to be a mental requirement that one will have or show disdain to those who do not.

I have met humble academics, I have met many more who are arrogant know-it-alls. It behooves all to understand that each one of us has a limited set of knowledge. Especially when one becomes more "expert" in some field.

I think one reason that various groups of people has a distaste for science and academics is the fairly common "I'm better than you because I've earned a degree or two or three and know more than you do" attitude displayed.

One aspect of research and publication which has been highlighted many times is that replication of experiments that have been published don't get any funding or recognition.

In that regard, what seems to happen in research is that instead of further investigating the slight anomalies that are found, it is often just let go because it is not within the scope of what was initially being investigated. It seems to be a rendition of the attitude of "Move along, there's nothing to see here".