Anonymous wrote: He lost it because he violated ethics rules about how to treat children in an experiment and because he falsified data.
Yes, I completely agree.
The question isn't whether Wakefield is right or not: his research is not valid (e.g falsified data--at the very least), and has not been replicated by scientists who perform research using the proper procedures. There may be links between autism and unknown variables, but until a strong cause and effect relationship is discovered, it is unethical and harmful to make mere suggestions about it under the guise of valid research. That is the sign of an unethical scientist, and suggests that he is not interested in true scientific inquiry but that he has some other agenda.
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Anonymous wrote: He lost it because he violated ethics rules about how to treat children in an experiment and because he falsified data.
May 27, 2010 - 8:41amYes, I completely agree.
The question isn't whether Wakefield is right or not: his research is not valid (e.g falsified data--at the very least), and has not been replicated by scientists who perform research using the proper procedures. There may be links between autism and unknown variables, but until a strong cause and effect relationship is discovered, it is unethical and harmful to make mere suggestions about it under the guise of valid research. That is the sign of an unethical scientist, and suggests that he is not interested in true scientific inquiry but that he has some other agenda.
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