I appreciate your question but I do not see that it has a lot to do with scientific methodology. Surely your 'honour code' should be the same for all sentient beings of sufficient intelligence? (Including AIs . . .). Or am I misunderstanding your use of the phrase?

Dear Dr. Maine,

I see lot of degradation of ethics in research community. Most scientific research conferences are became old-boys club. You scratch my back and I will scratch your back. Most of the papers published in respective conferences or sister conferences are written by active members. This is one of many such problems.

For example, the research community has been making well documented mistakes, but no one thinks it is a big deal. I strongly feel that this kind tolerance is unacceptable in the 21st century: https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_to_build_awareness_or_educate_the_research_community_of_a_discipline_if_they_have_been_committing_known_mistakes_that_are_well_documented

I have been struggling to expose this kind of mistake in computer science for many years, which you can see by looking at my papers and questions in ResearchGate.net account. https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_is_meant_by_subverting_dominant_paradigm_Is_there_any_newer_example_for_subverting_such_paradigm_in_any_scientific_or_engineering_discipline

I have been personally experiencing a cult mentality. For example, degree of Truth of a proposal is determined not by its merits or strengths but by the influence or powerful position of the person made the proposal. A fact backed by evidence is treated as a lie, if it is opposed by influential or powerful people. An opinion not backed by any evidence is treated as a fact, if it is supported by influential or powerful people.

This kind of cult following making many persons in power arrogant that, they feel a truth can’t be a truth without their blessing. A lie can be a fact, if it is their blessing. The larger research community tolerating such arrogance and power. This is the attitude I experience in Indian burocrats and judiciary, because they have unlimited discretionary powers to serve people and they use the discretionary powers for personal gains and wield power.

Unfortunately people are accustomed to tolerate this because. The British kept lot of discretionary power with them to rule India. When the British left India, Indian politicians and burocrats continue to enjoy the tolerance of Indians. This resulted in rampant corruption in every aspect of the life. They feasibly oppose any thing that requires more accountability in the form of code of conduct. Can we allow ethics degrade into this kind of thing?

Best Regards,

Raju

Dear Dr. Nirmala,

None of them work. I was banned from talking to professors at IIIT, Hyderabad for politely requesting for an opportunity to present evidence to expose flawed beliefs. I had similar rejections at IIT, New Delhi and Mumbai: https://www.researchgate.net/post/Why_so_many_experts_react_so_viciously_and_resort_to_insults_for_requesting_an_opportunity_to_demonstrate_counter_evidence_for_flawed_beliefs

I am a naturalized US citizen and had been struggling for many years to get an opportunity to present my evidence at tax-payer funded research institutions such as NSF.gov, NITRD.gov, SEI/CMU and DoD.gov.

Even I threatened them to take legal action for their gross negligence but not able to get an opportunity. Now I am trying to save enough money to follow-through my threat, since such legal action requires US$2-3 millions to get desired results.

Best Regards,

Raju

“Few things in this world are more predictable than the reaction of conventional minds to unconventional ideas.”

― John Anthony West

Please don't proceed on such a broad front. Focus on one area and demolish the flawed beliefs in that, leaving the others well alone. If you attack virtually everybody, sadly, failure will be guaranteed.

Dear Dr. Maine,

Very Wise words. I know that you are right. But kindly understand the situation. Research community in the 16th century doesn’t want any one to question the flawed belief “The Earth is static at the center”.

Today Research community doesn’t want any one to question the flawed beliefs about the components for CBD/CBE.

Unfortunately, there is no other way to start debate for exposing such error, except giving up. Any suggestion that imply that it is an error leads to similar hostile response, particularly in private presentations.

In these kind of public forums researchers are far more restrained because I can get a chance to rebut personal attacks. But in a presentation, they can make personal attacks as a group and walk away or ask me to leave.

Sir, I don’t want to give up yet. So, I have been trying every possible way I can imagine for past few years. I used to be very sensitive to criticism. Over the years, I am accustomed humiliating snubs or attacks.

If any intelligent or brilliant person try to prove some thing is wrong, he end up discovering the Truth, if the thing is true. I have no ego, but I respond harshly to enrage them, hoping that they try to prove me wrong and in the process they discover the Truth.

I know I continue to face many personal attacks and humiliations. I learned hard way that is the price I must pay, if I don’t want to give up my effort to expose flawed beliefs that diverted software research into a wrong path.

Dr. Maine, I invested 16 years of my life acquiring and accumulating evidence after I accidentally stumbled onto new kind of software components that can be assembled. This not includes nearly 36 man years of efforts of software developers creating software applications by using real software components.

I don't think, I can afford to fail. I accidentally stumbled onto such pluggable components during short period a door opened for inventing GUI technologies for web applications. That kind of window may not open again for many decades.

Best Regards,

Raju