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Scenario

When couples disagree about objectivity versus subjectivity in scientific research

My partner and I are both researchers and we keep having this argument about whether our personal beliefs should influence how we interpret data - I think some subjectivity is inevitable and honest, but she insists we need to be completely objective, and it's starting to affect both our work collaboration and our relationship.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people committed to scientific inquiry are discovering that their different epistemological assumptions create both intellectual and relational tension.

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Patan
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Scientific method as a way of knowing?”

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