Science is like a peer to peer network in search of knowledge, and scientists are the nodes. As long as majority of the nodes understand, care about and apply scientific process with passion, this network can never be corrupted.
The fact that the academic world has been gamed, though, proves that majority of the scientists and academicians - even if they understood the scientific process - just never cared enough to apply it consistently.
I know, it sounds scandalous right?
Science is like a peer to peer network in search of knowledge, and scientists are the nodes. As long as majority of the nodes understand, care about and apply scientific process with passion, this network can never be corrupted.
The fact that the academic world has been gamed, though, proves that majority of the scientists and academicians - even if they understood the scientific process - just never cared enough to apply it consistently.