 Collins holds that in such cases where a conflict of results arises, scientists tend to fraction into two groups, each holding opposing interpretations of the results. According to Collins, where such groups are “determined” and the “controversy runs deep” (Collins 2016: 67), the dispute between the groups cannot be resolved via further experimentation, for each additional result is subject to the problem posed by the experimenters’  regress.[2]  In such cases, Collins claims that particular non-epistemic factors will partly determine which interpretation becomes the lasting view: 