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Objectivity
The best known natural sciences include [[astronomy]], [[physics]], [[chemistry]], and [[biology]].
The best known natural sciences include [[astronomy]], [[physics]], [[chemistry]], and [[biology]].
== Objectivity ==
Science is popularly thought of as being a very objective pursuit, but this is not always so.
Milford Wolpoff:{{QuoteBox|In my view, “objectivity” does not exist in science. Even in the act of gathering data, decisions about what data to record and what to ignore reflect the framework of the scientist.<ref>Wolpoff, M.H., ''Paleoanthropology'', Second Edition, McGraw-Hill, Boston, p. iv, 1999, quoted by Ryan Jaroncyk, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/4946/ Turkana Boy—getting past the propaganda] (Creation Ministries International), 21st March 2007.</ref>}}
John Gribbin and Jeremy Cherfas:{{QuoteBox|…we do know that the popular image of the scientist as a dispassionate seeker after the truth could not be further from reality.<ref>Gribbin, J. and Cherfas, J., ''The First Chimpanzee: In Search of Human Origins'', Penguin Books, London, p. 148, 2001, quoted by Ryan Jaroncyk, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/4946/ Turkana Boy—getting past the propaganda] (Creation Ministries International), 21st March 2007.</ref>}}
Nevertheless, the [[scientific method]] and [[peer review]] are intended to ensure that scientific research is done as objectively as possible.
== Beginnings ==
== Beginnings ==