Disinterestedness

Disinterestedness

A) Scientists should not accept new ideas or evidence in a carefree, uncritical manner, but challenge and question new evidence.
B) Scientists must be neutral, impartial, receptive, and open-minded to unexpected observations or new ideas. They should not be rigidly wedded to a particular idea or point of view.
C) Regardless of who conducts a study or where the researcher conducts it, the study is judged only on the basis of scientific merit.
D) Scientific knowledge must be shared with others, and it belongs to everyone. Creating scientific knowledge is a public act and the findings are public property, available for all to use.