Is Science and Truth the Same Thing?

Bumble bees have been vindicated.  Recently it was proven they really can fly.  Prior to that, according to the laws of aerodynamics, it was considered impossible for bumble bees to fly.  They have a body that is too big and heavy for its small wings, which also move too slow to keep it in the air.  Fortunately for the bumble bee, it has never been too concerned about what was scientifically possible or not, it just kept on flying.  It is also a good thing there was no FBA (Federal Bumble Bee Administration) to crack down on it because there was no valid research to show it had the ability to fly.  There would probably be a law passed making it illegal for them to fly based on the premise there was no proof they could.  There might have even been a smear campaign against the unproven bumble bee.  I can just imagine a picture of a bumble bee on the cover of Time magazine with "Whacky" printed in large letters across it.  Obviously, they must be looney to think their wings could actually work.

A couple of points I believe are important:

1.  According to those that worship at the alter of science (I have nothing against real science), what you observe doesn’t mean anything until it has been proven by the scientific method.  This philosophy is used continuously for distraction, delaying, and dissuasion to confuse people. More and more is being exposed as to how much research is fraudulently conducted.  One recent example was a company using in house personnel and calling it independent research.  This was not the first time this company has been caught doing this.  The recent exposure that a leading anti-viral drug was approved based on research that was total fiction is another example, but there doesn’t seem to be much of a deterrent for this kind of behavior. (Could there be a correlation between how much is given to politicians and the lack of any real penalties?  Just wondering).  One more example from a long list is in the 1980’s there was research showing that antibiotics were ineffective for childhood ear infections.  This was changed by the medical school where the research was conducted to state that while most antibiotics were ineffective, one particular one was effective.  That one mentioned became the number one prescribed treatment in the country based on fraudulent research.  Anyone that OBSERVED the results could tell it obviously was not a good treatment.  I am not insinuating the research on bumble bees was fraudulent, however, simple observation would make it obvious it wasn’t complete.  The mechanisms involved in how they could fly just hadn’t been discovered (until recently).

2.  It takes years for the truth to get out in the mainstream media if it ever does.  Even then, the story will be a watered down version of the truth. In the 1990s there was an article in a respected medical journal changing the recommendations regarding childhood ear infections I mentioned previously, but they didn’t come clean with the whole story, that the original research was a lie. It has been known for years that mammograms are dangerous and unreliable.  Instead of telling people the real truth, the guidelines are being changed about when people should get them. This is all explained by highly educated experts with impressive credentials. Thank goodness for the bumble bee they can’t read or watch the news, and aren’t impressed with someone’s credentials.

3.  Most people (at least 70%) will believe the experts or other "authority" figures without exploring the issues on their own.  This can even over ride what they see (especially if one is ego-invested in their degrees, status, etc.)  In other words, they don’t see what they see, they see what they were TOLD.  This is why people don’t see with eyes open, or they will only see what fits an entrenched belief system.

I love to read real research, not crazy propaganda that would have you thinking the ways to health is drugs and chemicals with no valid proof (I actually had a Ph.D. tell me that some pesticides are good for you.  I wonder what class taught him that?), but my favorite pastime is observing bumble bees flying and wondering "how CAN they do that?"  

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