Same-field peer review would become a bitter arena of scientific contentions and inter-personal conflicts.
Although there is no scientific support for the contention that the physical features observed in palmistry have psychic or occult predictive meaning, the human hand does show evidence of the person's health, cleanliness, and occupational and nervous habits (e.g., as evidenced by calluses or nail-biting).
As public contention over scientific theories continues to play a role in the education of students of all ages, scientists must work to effectively educate the public in order to continue a strong presence in scientific research and industry in the future.
This proposal has been the focus of contention within scientific circles [9], [10].
We reject this contention on scientific grounds and believe that it would be damaging to public health and to society at large.
It underscores Wilholt's contention that the scientific community must be held together by bonds of trust, but much more empirical and philosophical work is needed to address how to proceed when such trust is not justified.
But only Conwell's letter explicitly endorses the entire measure, which has been a bone of contention for the scientific community ever since a preliminary draft appeared in April 2013.
The American Medical Association studied it in 1991, but "found no scientific evidence that supports the contention that multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome is a significant cause of disease," R.J. Mills, an AMA spokesperson, told HuffPost.
Burnet's essays and books published in his later life caused contention within the scientific community and to the chagrin of his peers Burnet often made pessimistic proclamations about the future of science.
Matrixx has spent big to fight the suits, including $5.1 million last year on an advisory board, which concluded unanimously that "the cumulative scientific evidence does not support the contention that…Zicam's nasal gel is associated with disorders of smell".
