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 notion of objectivity has always been valuable in the scientific field. It has freed scientific inquiry and research from much of the impact of researcher's personal values and attitudes on the part of the scientists. This commitment to objectivity make it possible for Protestant researchers and Catholic researchers to conduct independent studies and reach the same conclusions regarding a variety of issues within the two religious groups. (Babbie 81) As mentioned, however, this objectivity cannot always be upheld. In science, personal beliefs, values, emotions or backgrounds can affect the conclusions found by the scientists. The observations themselves may be contaminated in some way, or, again, the biases of the researchers may manipulate their data into a conclusion more in accordance with their personal beliefs. Take for example, the findings of Nazi scientists in the 1940s. Through cruel experimentation on Jewish people in concentration camps, scientists were able to present a large amount of information on the workings of the human body, especially under extreme duress and torture. Studies were done on the effects of new weapons, on the effects of starvation, extreme cold and so on. The information found, although found through rather inhuman means, was in truth, objective and fairly useful to the scientific community. However, the scientists under Hitler's regime used this objective data to come to a conclusion in accordance with their personal beliefs and values.
