[1970-01-01]

Yes, but nobody wants to acknowledge the elephant in the room. Once again, this is why defunding research has gained merit. If more than half of new research is fake, don't protest when plugs are being pulled; You're protesting empirical results.

[ndr42]

Science (including all the fake stuff) advanced humanity immensely. I can not imaging that cutting research founding to do less science (with the same percentage of fake) is helpful in any way.

[refulgentis]

> more than half of new research is fake

You committed the same sin you are attempting to condemn, while sophomorically claiming it is obvious this sin deserves an intellectual death penalty.

It made me smile. :) Being human is hard!

Now I'm curious, will you acknowledge the elephant in this room? It's hard to, I know, but I have a strong feeling you have a commitment to honesty even if it's hard to always enact all the time. (i.e. being a human is hard :) )

[jruohonen]

> If more than half of new research is fake

What? Failing to reproduce something does not mean it is fake.