dulterated knowledge, able to be tested and proven through only logic and rational thinking. On the other hand, the personal beliefs held by the researcher, although putting a bias onto the research, may serve to strengthen their results.- "I believed this would happen, and according to the data, it did happen." This may be yet another item of evidence as to the truth of the conclusion derived, that it was expected by the researchers that set out to prove it. Also, the personal beliefs and emotions of the researchers can help in a wholly different way. In order to find the information necessary to prove a point, a researcher may put in a large amount of time and work, which most likely would not take place unless the researcher had some sort of personal attachment to the project, some belief about what he will find, some emotion as to the success of the research. The problem, then, is walking the line between caring about the project and allowing those beliefs and emotions, that devotion to the project, to discredit the researcher's objectivity- One many want the project to succeed in accordance with one's beliefs to such an extent that the data could be filtered or consciously manipulated to fit a certain conclusion, the conclusion expected or believed to be correct.

The question now remains, then, are the personal beliefs, values, experiences, or biases of researchers detrimental to their research, or supportive? The main thing that has to be realized is that truly objective research can never be possible, as conclusions and observations must be filtered through the researcher, who can manipulate facts to fit their beliefs or even have an impact on the observations themselves. Thus, objectivity has become a "closed answer rather than an open question." (Babbie 81) It can be determined that the personal beliefs of researchers can be either helpful or harmful in presenting their research, depending on what logical extreme the ideas are taken to. In the end, it's the responsibility of the researchers themselves to remain as logical, rational, and close to objectivity as possible, especially if they truly want their conclusions to be accepted in society.

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