Dont Be a Flea writes:
My question is why? Why the fraud? Why the lies? I find it hard to believe that scientist can be so pure at heart that they always stay objective and never let money or fame influence their findings.
I ask again....why lie?
Like The Matt said... most likely for whatever personal gain they are seeking.
Of course, we need to remember that all of these lies have been uncovered and shown to be fraud by the scientific community following the scientific method. The were not discovered by creationists. They were not discovered by priests or religious figures. They were not discovered by ID proponents. They were discovered through more scientists following the scientific method.
Therefore, in order to prevent any additional frauds our best course of action is to get more people involved as scientists following the scientific method. I think that's a great idea.