What is 'objective science'?
National Association for Objectivity in Science (pseuodoscience)
Scientists rarely use the phrase "objective science". It appears mostly in antievolution literature referring to science classes which include "both sides" (evolution and alternatives). "Objective science" (example) presents "both (all) viewpoints" and encourages students to discuss them.Critical thinking in science
"Objective science" proponents ignore that "alternatives" are unscientific and that "comparing two sides" is "propositional logic", an inherently unscientific way of reasoning.
Exposing students to "objective science" misleads them both in terms of scientific knowledge and scientific process. Proper science training exposes students to concepts that come directly from professional science literature and to scientific reasoning which employs a broad range of formal reasoning skills, including probabilistic reasoning, control of variables, hypothesis creation and hypothesis testing.
By consensus America leads the world in science, but our lead is declining. Teaching anything but the most rigorous science will accelerate the decline.
Dissent from Darwin
