Claim CA321.1:

The conclusions of scientists are motivated by scientists' pay; they cannot be considered objective.

Response:

  1. Scientists get rewarded for overthrowing currently accepted ideas (if they can do so with evidence) and for proposing new theories that lead to new research. Any bias from material gain would be against the accepted theory of evolution.

  2. Many research scientists could make more money in industry. They do science because they enjoy it.

  3. The complaint applies equally to anti-evolutionists.
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