Scientific proof that being wrong is right
by Guardian Staff from on (#5W447)
Charlatans and scientists | The PM and the police | San Serriffe | CBeebies | Recorders
There is a simple rule of thumb for distinguishing between charlatans like the Net Zero Scrutiny Group (Report, 8 February), the European Research Group and anti-vaxxers on the one hand, and the science community on the other: charlatans only look for evidence that they are right; scientists are only interested in evidence that they are wrong.
Charles Baily
Bedford
Marina Hyde (11 February) quotes an unnamed ally of Boris Johnson asking: Do you want the Metropolitan police deciding who the prime minister is?" Recent experience suggests that they could hardly do a worse job of it than Tory party members.
David Walker
Sheffield