Interesting. I go to an SAT prep course where we have to practice writing some crappy essay. The topic was very interesting. Basically it was talking about neutrality in any subject. As referring to scientific studies, the question was this- "What is your opinion on the following- Is it easier to advance knowledge, studies, and discovery with a stance of neutrality?" Basically saying- if you dont take an opinion, is it easier to make a discision? I personally said no, that it is better to take a side because if you are neutral you just generally dont care if a decicion is made or not. For example-

Recently we had a speaker come to our school to speak about his discoveries in the grand canyon concerning nautiloids (tiny extinct sea creatures). The evolutionists and athiests he worked with said that there were only 10 or so fossils, thus disproving that a flood caused their extinction (dating back to Noah's flood). He didnt beleive them. Instead of being neutral and not caring, he took a stance. He went to the grand canyon and discovered about 100 more fossils that had been blatantly over-looked. He proved that it was possible that there could have been a mass-extinction of nautiloids on a grand scale due to a possible flood- i.e., Noahs flood.

Basically, if he had remained neutral he never would have discovered the 100+ nautiloid fossils. He advanced science and the knowledge of the extinct species by taking a side. That was my argument. But here was the question I asked- "is is possible to remain neutral?"

I mean think about it. How can you remain neutral? Most people have one of two factors-

1) sub-concious bias or
2) a defenate opinon

So to remain neutral is impossible I would think. I was careful not to mix neutrality with mixed opinion. Take the presidency for example. Some would say that Bush has good and bad things going for him, so they are neutral as to what he should do. But either way they have an opinion, so they arent really neutral so to speak. So what do you think? Is it possible with the current events of our world to remain neutral and un-biased? Seems pretty hard to me, but hey- I'm sure it could happen.

*note*- please dont make some bush-bashing comment about whats written above such as "LOL bush r TEH SUXORZ! He duznt have n-e Guud things 4 HIM LOL!" I mean this as a serious discussion and that was only an example. This discussion isnt about bush. If you'd like to use that as an example feel free to do so, but this isnt primarily about him.