Relegating ideology and non-objectivity in science to the background: Devising the most basic acid test for objectivity and non-ideology in science

The objective of this paper is to help relegate ideology and non-objectivity to the background, and help 
rid science of the negative and ill-effects, at least in the long-term. The approach followed is to devise 
the most simple and the most basic acid test possible – to detect ingrained and often institutionalized 
biases and prejudices. This test is of course the most basic, economical and efficiacious one, and more 
tests can added to it in due course. An acid test may be defined as a definitive, rigorous, or conclusive 
test that is most often used to establish the true value, quality, or genuineness of something. The term is 
used in diverse fields such as metallurgy and chemistry, (in a different sense in accountancy and finance) 
but we are more interested in scientific method and the philosophy of science here; A litmus test on the 
other hand, uses a simple, decisive test that employs or applies a single indicator to determine the 
presence of a specific quality identify or character. The latter is also often used for categorization. Both 
terms are used literally and figuratively – the latter sees the use of these terms in popular, everyday 
English usage, devoid and bereft of scientific context and meaning. We have been testing this approach 
all along, both semi-formally and informally, and we now believe that it is ready for widespread 
adoption and general use.