Naive empiricism vs skeptical empiricism

This article in The Economist highlights the problem with the scientific community today and why we should be as skeptical of scientific claims as with all other claims. [quote]Modern scientists are doing too much trusting and not enough verifying—to the detriment of the whole of science, and of humanity.[/quote ]http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21588069-scientific-research-has-changed-world-now-it-needs-change-itself-how-science-goes-wrong

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