Separation of Science and State

[Belacqua]

But they won't actually be doing science

Yes, thank you; that's what I said.

When "science" reaches bad conclusions, it's not the fault of science. It is the fault of something or someone else. Science itself remains innocent.

Bad science gets fixed or at least ignored.  

This is a faith-based statement.

In some cases bad science is fixed. In other cases it may remain. 

We know that the conclusions of science change. Whether this is because they move toward some greater truth, or whether they change to keep up with other biases or desired outcomes is an open question, which must be addressed case by case.