All research deserves funding , but there isn ' t enough funding to go around for all research to be funded . Therefore , research will always to some degree be politicized . In Norway for example , it is very difficult to get funding for research on e . g . gender differences , homosexuality or racial traits , seemingly because it ' s regarded as morally wrong not to acknowledge all people as equal , even though there are biological and evolutionary driven differences between sexes , mechanisms driving homosexuality etc etc . But I digress . My point was just that the ones funding research have to prioritize which research to fund , choosing the research areas they think will yield the most beneficial results for society .